New York to Las Vegas (JFK–LAS): distance and flight time

Flight time each way

JFK → LAS

5 h 40 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 276° (W).

Leave New York Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Las Vegas Sat 7 Nov, 12:40 local.

LAS → JFK

4 h 45 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 69° (ENE).

Leave Las Vegas Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive New York Sat 7 Nov, 17:45 local.

LAS-bound flights are the slower direction by about 50 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 distance	3,609 km · 2,243 mi · 1,949 nmi
Initial heading	276° (W) from JFK; 69° (ENE) from LAS
Farthest from the equator	41.0°N
Crosses	neither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip	18% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

JFK	America/New_York — UTC−4 now; UTC−5 standard time, UTC−4 during daylight saving time
LAS	America/Los_Angeles — UTC−7 now; UTC−8 standard time, UTC−7 during daylight saving time
Difference	Las Vegas is 3 hours behind New York today.

Jet lag, flying JFK → LAS. Your body clock has to move 3 hours later, like a westward trip. A common rule of thumb is that the body clock adjusts by roughly one time zone a day, so expect up to about 3 days to fully adjust. Shifting later (as here) is usually the easier direction; evening daylight at the destination helps. Flying the other way, the shift is reversed.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

JFK John F. Kennedy International AirportNew York, United States · longest runway 14,511 ft4,423 m

LAS Harry Reid International AirportLas Vegas, United States · longest runway 14,835 ft4,522 m

More routes from JFK and LAS

JFKBOS New York – Boston 300 km186 mi · 1 h 20 min JFKDEN New York – Denver 2,610 km1,622 mi · 4 h 20 min JFKMAD New York – Madrid 5,760 km3,579 mi · 7 h JFKFCO New York – Rome 6,866 km4,267 mi · 8 h 10 min JFKNRT New York – Tokyo 10,830 km6,729 mi · 13 h 50 min SINJFK Singapore – New York 15,341 km9,532 mi · 18 h 30 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 DFWLAS Dallas–Fort Worth – Las Vegas 1,695 km1,053 mi · 3 h 10 min ORDLAS Chicago – Las Vegas 2,432 km1,511 mi · 4 h 10 min

Routes of a similar length

LHRTLV London – Tel Aviv 3,589 km2,230 mi · 4 h 50 min IAHBOG Houston – Bogotá 3,585 km2,228 mi · 5 h ICNBKK Seoul – Bangkok 3,669 km2,280 mi · 5 h 25 min LAXIAD Los Angeles – Washington 3,674 km2,283 mi · 4 h 50 min

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).

JFK New York ⇄ LAS Las Vegas