ORD to LAS flight delays

ORD LAS Chicago O'Hare to Harry Reid · 1,514 miles

15,961 flights were scheduled from ORD to LAS over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 15,761 that made the trip, 76.7% 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
15,961
Arrived on time
76.7%
Cancelled
1%
Scheduled distance
1,514 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 ORD–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
United Airlines 81.6% 62 min 0.7% 6,600
American Airlines 72.3% 67 min 1.2% 5,093
Southwest Airlines 74.5% 61 min 1.1% 1,961
Spirit Airlines 77.9% 72 min 0.9% 1,879
Frontier Airlines 57.2% 111 min 4.9% 428

Month by month

July was the month to avoid on ORD–LAS: 66.4% of flights arrived on time, against 82.9% in November. 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, 76.7%.
Arrival on-time share, ORD to LAS, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 76.6% 1,149
February 79.6% 1,170
March 78.2% 1,390
April 75% 1,398
May 73.1% 1,468
June 71.7% 1,298
July 66.4% 1,367
August 74.4% 1,404
September 80.6% 1,454
October 81.6% 1,506
November 82.9% 1,214
December 81.4% 1,143

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.

ORD to LAS in one number

ORD → LAS

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 67 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 15,961 flights

76.7% of flights arrived on time

Questions about ORD to LAS

Which airline is most reliable from ORD to LAS?
United Airlines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 81.6% of the time, with 6,600 scheduled. Frontier Airlines came in at 57.2% over 428 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly ORD to LAS?
July, at 66.4% of arrivals on time, with 1,367 flights scheduled. November was the best of the year at 82.9%.
How late are ORD–LAS flights when they are late?
67 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 ORD to LAS flight cancelled?
1% 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.