SJC to LAS flight delays

SJC LAS Mineta San Jose to Harry Reid · 386 miles

12,866 flights were scheduled from SJC to LAS over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 12,767 that made the trip, 81.1% 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
12,866
Arrived on time
81.1%
Cancelled
0.7%
Scheduled distance
386 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 SJC–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
Southwest Airlines 81.5% 54 min 0.7% 10,072
Spirit Airlines 81% 72 min 0.7% 2,079
Frontier Airlines 73.6% 72 min 1.1% 437
SkyWest Airlines 78.3% 75 min 0% 258

Month by month

June was the month to avoid on SJC–LAS: 75.1% of flights arrived on time, against 85.4% 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, 81.1%.
Arrival on-time share, SJC to LAS, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 84.2% 1,044
February 84.3% 935
March 79.8% 986
April 83% 1,004
May 82% 1,084
June 75.1% 1,050
July 77% 1,151
August 79.7% 1,177
September 78.8% 1,143
October 80.7% 1,090
November 85.4% 1,082
December 83.8% 1,120

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.

SJC to LAS in one number

SJC → LAS

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 58 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 12,866 flights

81.1% of flights arrived on time

Questions about SJC to LAS

Which airline is most reliable from SJC to LAS?
Southwest Airlines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 81.5% of the time, with 10,072 scheduled. Frontier Airlines came in at 73.6% over 437 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly SJC to LAS?
June, at 75.1% of arrivals on time, with 1,050 flights scheduled. November was the best of the year at 85.4%.
How late are SJC–LAS flights when they are late?
58 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 SJC 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.