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.

Route map: LAS → LAXLASLAX

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What actually flies LAS–LAX

Filed traffic data

In May 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 21% of departures; flights ran 78% full.

Departures

1,412

May 2026

Seats

220,686

both directions

Passengers

172,906

both directions

Load factor

78.3%

RPM ÷ ASM

Who flies LAS–LAX?

Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop LAS–LAX departures in May 2026 (431), one of 11 carriers on the route.

  • WN

    Southwest Airlines

    431 departures · 66,077 seats

    77.0%

    Load

  • DL

    Delta Air Lines

    298 departures · 51,730 seats

    77.8%

    Load

  • UA

    United Airlines

    253 departures · 43,857 seats

    78.0%

    Load

  • AA

    American Airlines

    155 departures · 27,920 seats

    78.9%

    Load

  • F9

    Frontier Airlines

    108 departures · 22,590 seats

    86.2%

    Load

  • XE

    JSX

    104 departures · 3,120 seats

    65.6%

    Load

  • OO

    SkyWest Airlines

    56 departures · 4,159 seats

    87.9%

    Load

  • NK

    Spirit Airlines

    4 departures · 842 seats

    39.9%

    Load

  • SY

    Sun Country Airlines

    1 departures · 186 seats

    0.0%

    Load

  • 1EQ

    KaiserAir

    1 departures · 68 seats

    77.9%

    Load

  • MX

    Breeze Airways

    1 departures · 137 seats

    0.0%

    Load

What plane flies LAS–LAX?

In May 2026, the Boeing 737-900ER flew 21% of LAS–LAX departures — more than any other aircraft type.

How has LAS–LAX traffic changed?

Nonstop LAS–LAX departures fell from 1,816 in June 2025 to 1,412 in May 2026.

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

  • 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

  • May 2026

    1,412 departures · 172,906 passengers

    78.3%

    Load

By direction

Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.

LAX → LAS

77.0% full

708 departures · 84,407 passengers

LAS → LAX

79.7% full

704 departures · 88,499 passengers

Nonstop LAS–LAX 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

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 May 2026, the Boeing 737-900ER flew the largest share of departures (20.9%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (19.2%).

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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