EWR to LAS flight delays
Newark, NJ (EWR) Las Vegas, NV (LAS) · 2,227 miles
2,992 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
80.14%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.64%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
76 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
16 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
Which airline you fly changes the odds here. United Airlines arrived on time 6.3 points more often than Spirit 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 shape of the lateness matters here. Flights on this route are not late often, but when they are late they are late by about 76 minutes — long enough to lose a connection or an evening. The on-time percentage looks reassuring and understates the consequence of being on the wrong flight.
The season swings this route hard. In May it ran 20.4 points more punctual than in July — 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.
The Newark to Las Vegas route sits close to the middle of the record — neither notably punctual nor notably late.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, United Airlines arrived on time most often on EWR to LAS. Spirit Airlines was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in May and worst in July.
Every airline on EWR 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines | 2,478 | 81.03% | 1.41% | 72 min | C |
| JetBlue Airways | 311 | 76.49% | 2.89% | 75 min | D |
| Spirit Airlines | 203 | 74.75% | 2.46% | 110 min | D |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
LAS to EWR Las Vegas back to Newark 81.4% on time COther routes from Newark
Common questions
Are flights from Newark to Las Vegas usually delayed?
80.14% of flights on the EWR to LAS route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Newark to Las Vegas?
United Airlines, at 81.03% on time across 2,478 flights. The least punctual on the route was Spirit Airlines at 74.75%.
How often are EWR to LAS flights cancelled?
1.64% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 16 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Newark to Las Vegas?
May, when 89.2% of flights arrived on time. The worst was July at 68.8%.
When EWR to LAS flights are late, how late are they?
About 76 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 EWR 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 →