DCA to LAS flight delays
Washington, VA (DCA) Las Vegas, NV (LAS) · 2,089 miles
730 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
71.45%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.23%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
61 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
19 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
Which airline you fly changes the odds here. American Airlines arrived on time 36.1 points more often than Southwest Airlines over the same period on the same route — same airports, same weather, same air traffic control. A gap that survives all of that is about how the two airlines are run.
The season swings this route hard. In March it ran 26.9 points more punctual than in June — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
Flights from Washington to Las Vegas run late more often than the average route, though not severely.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, American Airlines arrived on time most often on DCA to LAS. Southwest Airlines was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in March and worst in June.
Every airline on DCA to LAS
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines | 365 | 53.35% | 1.1% | 60 min | F |
| American Airlines | 365 | 89.44% | 1.37% | 65 min | A |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
LAS to DCA Las Vegas back to Washington 75.49% on time COther routes from Washington
Common questions
Are flights from Washington to Las Vegas usually delayed?
71.45% of flights on the DCA to LAS route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Washington to Las Vegas?
American Airlines, at 89.44% on time across 365 flights. The least punctual on the route was Southwest Airlines at 53.35%.
How often are DCA to LAS flights cancelled?
1.23% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 12 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Washington to Las Vegas?
March, when 86.9% of flights arrived on time. The worst was June at 60%.
When DCA to LAS flights are late, how late are they?
About 61 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on DCA to LAS during January 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →