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Route Reliability

Washington → Las Vegas

DCALAS · 2,089 miles · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Harry Reid International Airport

74
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
72%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
1.2%
Cancelled
730
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.American Airlines90%365 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines55%365 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DCA–LAS flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 49% between 3–6 PM.

Thursdays have been rough.

DCA–LAS flights arrived on time 88% of the time on Saturdays and just 67% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.

American Airlines has a clear lead on this route.

American Airlines arrived on time 90% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 55%.

Ticking up lately.

DCA–LAS flights arrived on time 79% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 73% in the three months before that.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon70%(103 flights)
  • Tue75%(101 flights)
  • Wed70%(102 flights)
  • Thu67%(104 flights)
  • Fri68%(102 flights)
  • Sat88%(103 flights)
  • Sun69%(103 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(278 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM89%(121 flights)
  • 3–6 PM49%(314 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(5 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 62% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202562%60
July 202575%60
August 202569%61
September 202567%60
October 202572%61
November 202570%59
December 202569%62
January 202675%57
February 202673%55
March 202689%61
April 202672%60
May 202677%62

Based on 730 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.