How far is Salt Lake City from Las Vegas by plane

How far is Salt Lake City from Las Vegas?

There are several ways to calculate distances between Los Angeles and Chicago. Here are two common methods:

Vincenty's formula (applied above)

  • 367.516 miles
  • 591.459 kilometers
  • 319.363 nautical miles

Vincenty's formula calculates the distance between latitude/longitude points on the earth’s surface, using an ellipsoidal model of the earth.

Haversine formula

  • 367.814 miles
  • 591.939 kilometers
  • 319.622 nautical miles

The haversine formula calculates the distance between latitude/longitude points assuming a spherical earth (great-circle distance – the shortest distance between two points).

How long does it take to fly from Las Vegas to Salt Lake City?

Estimated flight time from Las Vegas McCarran International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport is 1 hour 11 minutes.

Flight carbon footprint between Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS) and Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)

On average flying from Las Vegas to Salt Lake City generates about 79 kg of CO2 per passenger, 79 kilograms is equal to 174 pounds (lbs). The figures are estimates and include only the CO2 generated by burning jet fuel.

Map of flight path and driving directions from Las Vegas to Salt Lake City

Shortest flight path between Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS) and Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC).

Airlines flying from Las Vegas (LAS) to Salt Lake City (SLC)

Average Timeline

Leaves SLC Salt Lake City, UT 1 minute early.

Arrives LAS Las Vegas, NV 4 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta

90%

Southwest

81%

Frontier

80%

CancelledDelayed*Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Salt Lake City to Las Vegas is 1 hour, 19 minutes. The time spent in the air is 57 minutes.

The flight distance from Salt Lake City to Las Vegas is 368 Miles.

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest

1h 16m

Delta

1h 19m

Frontier

1h 25m

Taxiing OutAir TimeTaxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM 06PM 15m 30m 45m1h2h 15m

Taxiing OutAir TimeTaxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ? (Average)

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Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?(Average)

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Flights By Airline ?(Per Week)

Delta

32

Southwest

25

Frontier

6

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Salt Lake City from Las Vegas by plane?

The distance from Salt Lake City to Las Vegas by plane is 368 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Salt Lake City to Las Vegas?

The flight time from Salt Lake City to Las Vegas is 1 hour, 19 minutes. The time spent in the air is 57 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 16 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 1 hour, 25 minutes.

What airlines fly from Salt Lake City to Las Vegas?

Frontier, Delta, and Southwest are the airlines with direct flights from Salt Lake City to Las Vegas.

Does Southwest fly from Salt Lake City to Las Vegas?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Las Vegas (LAS). On average, they have 25 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Salt Lake City 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 57 minutes
Taxiing In 6 minutes
Arrives Las Vegas 4 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Salt Lake City to Las Vegas, Southwest is 81% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 81% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

AirlineNormal FlightsArrival Delayed*Flight Cancelled
Delta 90% 10% 0%
Southwest 81% 17% 2%
Frontier 80% 19% 1%

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Salt Lake City and Las Vegas, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

AirlineTaxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Southwest 13 57 5 76
Delta 15 57 6 79
Frontier 15 57 10 85

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

TimeCount
4pm 0.02
5am 0.05
2pm 0.1
6pm 0.48
5pm 1
7am 0.2
11am 1.19
8pm 0.35
9pm 0.3
11pm 0.17
1pm 0.08
7pm 0.37
9am 0.31
3pm 1.28
10pm 0.83
12pm 0.61
8am 1.16
10am 0.22
6am 0.43

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Salt Lake City to Las Vegas that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

MonthCount
January 306
February 190
March 249
April 250
May 270
June 294
July 305
August 315
September 327
October 319
November 275
December 279

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Salt Lake City to Las Vegas that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

DayCount
Monday 10.15
Tuesday 9.1
Wednesday 9.15
Thursday 10.08
Friday 9.83
Saturday 7.73
Sunday 8.94

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

AirlineFlights per Week
Delta 1
Southwest 0
Frontier 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

TimeTaxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
4pm 14 55 13 90
5am 12 55 5 73
2pm 14 58 9 84
6pm 11 57 5 75
5pm 13 57 6 77
7am 14 57 4 77
11am 14 57 6 78
8pm 13 57 6 77
9pm 14 55 6 77
11pm 16 54 8 81
1pm 15 57 9 82
7pm 13 57 5 76
9am 13 57 6 77
3pm 14 57 6 78
10pm 16 56 11 88
12pm 13 57 5 77
8am 17 56 5 79
10am 14 58 9 82
6am 13 56 5 77

* Delayed more than 20 minutes.

All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.

How long is a flight from Vegas to Utah?

Average direct flight time is 1 hours 17 minutes. The fastest direct flight from Las Vegas to Utah is 1 hours 17 minutes.

Is Las Vegas close to Salt Lake City?

How Far is Las Vegas to Salt Lake City? The distance from Las Vegas to Salt Lake City is about 420 miles, which means that if you were going to drive straight there without making any stops, the Las Vegas to Salt Lake City drive time would be just a little over six hours.

How far is Utah from Las Vegas flying?

Flight duration breakdown The average flight time from Utah to Las Vegas is 1 hours 17 minutes.

How far apart are Las Vegas and Salt Lake City?

420 miles / 676 km Salt Lake City to Las Vegas drive. road conditions from Salt Lake City to Las Vegas. flattest route from Salt Lake City to Las Vegas.