MSP to LAS flight delays

MSP LAS Minneapolis Saint Paul / Wold Chamberlain to Harry Reid · 1,299 miles

7,621 flights were scheduled from MSP to LAS over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 7,561 that made the trip, 83.3% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. These are arrival figures: “on time” means the flight reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Arrivals are what decide whether you make the connection, so route and airline pages are scored on them rather than on pushback.

Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics

The route in brief

Flights in the window
7,621
Arrived on time
83.3%
Cancelled
0.7%
Scheduled distance
1,299 miles

Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled. Diverted flights are counted with them rather than as very late arrivals, which is why the on-time share and the cancellation rate do not add up to everything that happened.

Airline by airline

Airlines with at least 100 flights on MSP–LAS, busiest first. Same route, same weather, same air traffic — which makes this the fairest comparison on the site.

Airline Arrived on time Typical delay Cancelled Flights
Delta Air Lines 83.9% 54 min 0.7% 6,483
Southwest Airlines 84.9% 49 min 0.1% 756
Spirit Airlines 70.8% 72 min 2.2% 368

Month by month

June was the month to avoid on MSP–LAS: 76.1% of flights arrived on time, against 89.6% in September. Each bar pools three years of that calendar month.

Share of flights that arrived on time, by calendar month. Best month in green, worst in amber. The hairline sits at the overall rate, 83.3%.
Arrival on-time share, MSP to LAS, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 81.5% 591
February 82.9% 561
March 80.8% 696
April 85.6% 671
May 83.7% 662
June 76.1% 604
July 79.7% 687
August 81% 659
September 89.6% 615
October 86.8% 689
November 88.1% 590
December 84.1% 596

Both ends of the route

A route’s record is built out of two airports’ habits. The hour-by-hour grid for each is on its own page.

MSP to LAS in one number

MSP → LAS

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 55 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 7,621 flights

83.3% of flights arrived on time

Questions about MSP to LAS

Which airline is most reliable from MSP to LAS?
Southwest Airlines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 84.9% of the time, with 756 scheduled. Spirit Airlines came in at 70.8% over 368 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly MSP to LAS?
June, at 76.1% of arrivals on time, with 604 flights scheduled. September was the best of the year at 89.6%.
How late are MSP–LAS flights when they are late?
55 min on average, counting only the flights that arrived 15 minutes or more behind schedule. The on-time flights are left out of that average on purpose — mixing them in would flatter it.
How often is the MSP to LAS flight cancelled?
0.7% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled, July 2023 through June 2026. Diverted flights are counted with the cancellations rather than as late arrivals.
Are these departure or arrival numbers?
Arrival. A flight counts as on time here if it reached the gate at LAS less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Airport pages score departures instead, because that is the number you can act on when you pick a booking time.