Buffalo (BUF) to Las Vegas (LAS)
Flight time
≈ 4h 46m
Bearing
269° W
Buffalo (BUF) to Las Vegas (LAS) is 1,982 miles (3,189 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BUF–LAS
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BUF–LAS; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 58% of departures; flights ran 83% full.
Departures
62
May 2026
Seats
10,850
both directions
Passengers
8,963
both directions
Load factor
82.6%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BUF–LAS?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BUF–LAS in May 2026 (62 departures).
- WN
62 departures · 10,850 seats
Share of departures100.0%82.6%
Load
What plane flies BUF–LAS?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 58% of BUF–LAS departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
36 departures · 79.3% load
58.1% - Boeing 737-800
26 departures · 87.2% load
41.9%
How has BUF–LAS traffic changed?
Nonstop BUF–LAS departures fell from 70 in June 2025 to 62 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop BUF–LAS traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
70 departures · 8,874 passengers
76.6%
Load
July 2025
73 departures · 9,185 passengers
75.1%
Load
August 2025
67 departures · 9,628 passengers
88.6%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 8,864 passengers
91.7%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 9,567 passengers
88.4%
Load
November 2025
56 departures · 7,225 passengers
74.5%
Load
December 2025
58 departures · 7,704 passengers
76.1%
Load
January 2026
52 departures · 6,930 passengers
81.3%
Load
February 2026
53 departures · 6,686 passengers
75.5%
Load
March 2026
53 departures · 7,756 passengers
85.3%
Load
April 2026
58 departures · 8,357 passengers
82.3%
Load
May 2026
62 departures · 8,963 passengers
82.6%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
BUF → LAS
78.0% full
31 departures · 4,232 passengers
LAS → BUF
87.2% full
31 departures · 4,731 passengers
Nonstop BUF–LAS traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Frequently asked
How far is Buffalo (BUF) from Las Vegas (LAS)?
BUF to LAS is 1,982 miles (3,189 km / 1,722 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BUF to LAS?
A nonstop covers the 1,982-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 46m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BUF–LAS?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (58.1%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (41.9%).
What mileage do I earn flying BUF–LAS?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,982-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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