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Las Vegas (LAS) to Los Angeles (LAX)

236mi
380 km205 nm

Flight time

≈ 1h 16m

Bearing

232° SW

Las Vegas (LAS) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 236 miles (380 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.

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What actually flies LAS–LAX

US DOT T-100 · filed data

In April 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 11 carriers flying nonstop LAS–LAX; the Boeing 737-900ER was the most common aircraft at 27% of departures; flights ran 71% full.

Departures

1,427

April 2026

Seats

235,104

both directions

Passengers

166,195

both directions

Load factor

70.7%

passengers ÷ seats

Who flies LAS–LAX?

Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop LAS–LAX departures in April 2026 (418), one of 11 carriers on the route.

  • WN

    Southwest Airlines

    418 departures · 64,372 seats

    68.8%

    Load

  • DL

    Delta Air Lines

    292 departures · 52,435 seats

    66.7%

    Load

  • UA

    United Airlines

    280 departures · 49,119 seats

    64.7%

    Load

  • AA

    American Airlines

    172 departures · 30,916 seats

    75.2%

    Load

  • NK

    Spirit Airlines

    94 departures · 16,544 seats

    85.0%

    Load

  • XE

    JSX

    84 departures · 2,520 seats

    61.2%

    Load

  • F9

    Frontier Airlines

    77 departures · 18,128 seats

    87.3%

    Load

  • OO

    SkyWest Airlines

    6 departures · 432 seats

    57.6%

    Load

  • MX

    Breeze Airways

    2 departures · 274 seats

    33.2%

    Load

  • SY

    Sun Country Airlines

    1 departures · 186 seats

    0.0%

    Load

  • AS

    Alaska Airlines

    1 departures · 178 seats

    83.2%

    Load

What plane flies LAS–LAX?

In April 2026, the Boeing 737-900ER flew 27% of LAS–LAX departures — more than any other aircraft type.

How has LAS–LAX traffic changed?

Nonstop LAS–LAX departures fell from 1,933 in May 2025 to 1,427 in April 2026.

Monthly nonstop LAS–LAX traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.

  • May 2025

    1,933 departures · 221,258 passengers

    76.8%

    Load

  • June 2025

    1,816 departures · 202,142 passengers

    73.8%

    Load

  • July 2025

    1,802 departures · 208,934 passengers

    73.3%

    Load

  • August 2025

    1,865 departures · 216,293 passengers

    74.7%

    Load

  • September 2025

    1,790 departures · 205,409 passengers

    74.7%

    Load

  • October 2025

    1,734 departures · 206,335 passengers

    78.3%

    Load

  • November 2025

    1,672 departures · 189,267 passengers

    75.0%

    Load

  • December 2025

    1,671 departures · 193,788 passengers

    76.9%

    Load

  • January 2026

    1,635 departures · 199,194 passengers

    76.6%

    Load

  • February 2026

    1,391 departures · 178,846 passengers

    79.4%

    Load

  • March 2026

    1,569 departures · 200,534 passengers

    76.6%

    Load

  • April 2026

    1,427 departures · 166,195 passengers

    70.7%

    Load

By direction

The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.

LAS → LAX

71.2% full

715 departures · 84,384 passengers

LAX → LAS

70.2% full

712 departures · 81,811 passengers

Nonstop LAS–LAX traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.

Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.

The airports

LAS

Las Vegas

US

Harry Reid International Airport

Coordinates

36.08°N, 115.15°W

Hemisphere

N · W

LAX

Los Angeles

US

Los Angeles International Airport

Coordinates

33.94°N, 118.41°W

Hemisphere

N · W

Frequently asked

How far is Las Vegas (LAS) from Los Angeles (LAX)?

LAS to LAX is 236 miles (380 km / 205 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.

How long is the flight from LAS to LAX?

A nonstop covers the 236-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 16m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.

What plane flies LAS–LAX?

In April 2026, the Boeing 737-900ER flew the largest share of departures (26.6%), followed by the Boeing 737-700 (16.2%).

What mileage do I earn flying LAS–LAX?

Distance-based programs credit off the 236-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.

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