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DFW Dallas–Fort Worth ⇄ LAS Las Vegas

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (United States) and Harry Reid International Airport (United States): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance1,695 km1,053 mi915 nautical miles
DFW → LAS3 h 10 minestimated block time
LAS → DFW2 h 50 minestimated block time
Clock change−2 hLas Vegas vs Dallas–Fort Worth, today
Great-circle route from Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW) to Las Vegas (LAS)DFWDallas–Fort WorthLASLas Vegas
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

DFW → LAS

3 h 10 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 287° (WNW).

Leave Dallas–Fort Worth Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Las Vegas Sat 7 Nov, 11:10 local.

LAS → DFW

2 h 50 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 97° (E).

Leave Las Vegas Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Dallas–Fort Worth Sat 7 Nov, 14:50 local.

LAS-bound flights are the slower direction by about 25 minutes in our estimate: the route runs mostly east–west through latitudes where the prevailing westerly winds at cruise height are strong, so heading east rides a tailwind and heading west fights a headwind. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance1,695 km · 1,053 mi · 915 nmi
Initial heading287° (WNW) from DFW; 97° (E) from LAS
Farthest from the equator36.1°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip8% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

DFWAmerica/Chicago — UTC−5 now; UTC−6 standard time, UTC−5 during daylight saving time
LASAmerica/Los_Angeles — UTC−7 now; UTC−8 standard time, UTC−7 during daylight saving time
DifferenceLas Vegas is 2 hours behind Dallas–Fort Worth today.

Jet lag, flying DFW → LAS. Your body clock has to move 2 hours later, like a westward trip. A shift this small rarely causes much jet lag; most people feel normal within a day or so. Flying the other way, the shift is reversed.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

DFW Dallas Fort Worth International AirportDallas–Fort Worth, United States · longest runway 13,401 ft4,085 m LAS Harry Reid International AirportLas Vegas, United States · longest runway 14,835 ft4,522 m

More routes from DFW and LAS

DFWIAH Dallas–Fort Worth – Houston 362 km225 mi · 1 h 25 min DFWORD Dallas–Fort Worth – Chicago 1,291 km802 mi · 2 h 25 min DFWMIA Dallas–Fort Worth – Miami 1,802 km1,120 mi · 2 h 55 min DFWLHR Dallas–Fort Worth – London 7,627 km4,739 mi · 9 h 05 min DFWHND Dallas–Fort Worth – Tokyo 10,378 km6,448 mi · 13 h 50 min DFWMEL Dallas–Fort Worth – Melbourne 14,475 km8,995 mi · 18 h 15 min LAXLAS Los Angeles – Las Vegas 380 km236 mi · 1 h 25 min PHXLAS Phoenix – Las Vegas 411 km256 mi · 1 h 35 min SFOLAS San Francisco – Las Vegas 665 km413 mi · 1 h 45 min DENLAS Denver – Las Vegas 1,009 km627 mi · 2 h 20 min ORDLAS Chicago – Las Vegas 2,432 km1,511 mi · 4 h 10 min JFKLAS New York – Las Vegas 3,609 km2,243 mi · 5 h 40 min

Routes of a similar length

LGWDBV London – Dubrovnik 1,690 km1,050 mi · 2 h 50 min HKGBKK Hong Kong – Bangkok 1,690 km1,050 mi · 3 h LGWFAO London – Faro 1,688 km1,049 mi · 3 h 05 min YYZMCO Toronto – Orlando 1,702 km1,058 mi · 3 h

Need a different pair? The flight-time calculator works for any two of 3,245 airports. Not covered: which airlines fly this route, schedules, fares and live status — that data is proprietary and we don’t guess it.

Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).