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Direct Flights from Las Vegas to Phoenix

Phoenix · Arizona

Nonstop service from LAS to PHX on American, Frontier, Southwest. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.

Airlines
American, Frontier, Southwest
Nonstop flights
~17/day
Distance
256 mi
Flight time
~1hgate to gate
Elevation
1,135 ft1,046 ft lower than your departure
Days operated
Daily (all week)
Great-circle flight path from Las Vegas (LAS) to Phoenix (PHX), 256 miles nonstop.LASPHX

How rare is this nonstop?

Phoenix is one of the best-connected places in the country: 120 cities fly there nonstop, Las Vegas among them.

How long to go to Phoenix for, from Las Vegas

1h in the air, 256 miles: short enough that a single night in Phoenix is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.

With roughly 17 departures a day, you are not tied to one flight: if a meeting overruns or the weather turns, there is another one behind it.

About Phoenix

Desert Botanical Gardens, Phoenix.
Photo by J. Miers - User: (WT-shared) Jtesla16 at wts wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 3.0

Phoenix is the capital of the state of Arizona, the most populous city in the American Southwest. Warm and sunny winter weather have ensured a thriving tourism industry, and the city has become the region's primary political, cultural, economic, and transportation center. Phoenix is extremely hot and dry in the summertime, so always have sunscreen with you! It had about 1,625,000 residents in 2021, and is the fifth largest city in the United States.

Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).

Top things to do in Phoenix

  1. Taliesin West is a studio and home developed by the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States.
  2. The Arizona State Capitol is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Arizona and is located in its capital city of Phoenix.
  3. The Phoenix Zoo opened in 1962 and is the largest privately owned nonprofit zoo in the United States.
  4. The Heard Museum is a private, not-for-profit museum in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, dedicated to the advancement of American Indian art.
  5. The Phoenix Art Museum is the largest museum for visual art in the southwest United States. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, the museum is 285,000 square feet (26,500 m2).
  6. The Hohokam Pima National Monument is an ancient Hohokam village within the Gila River Indian Community, near present-day Sacaton, Arizona.
  7. Desert Botanical Garden is a 140-acre (57 ha) botanical garden located in Papago Park, at 1201 N. Galvin Parkway in Phoenix, central Arizona.
  8. The Cathedral of Saints Simon and Jude is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix in Phoenix, Arizona, in the United States. As of 2025, the rector of the cathedral is Monsignor Matthew Henry.
  9. The Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies was founded in 1960, on the Tempe Campus of Arizona State University, and houses the world's largest university-based meteorite collection.
  10. The St. Stephen Cathedral is a Ruthenian Greek Catholic cathedral located in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. It is the cathedral for the Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix.
  11. The Arizona State University Art Museum is an art museum operated by Arizona State University, located on its main campus in Tempe, Arizona.
  12. Mystery Castle is located in the city of Phoenix, Arizona, in the foothills of South Mountain Park. It was built in the 1930s by Boyce Luther Gulley for his daughter Mary Lou Gulley.

Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).

Phoenix weather, compared with Las Vegas

6° warmer than Las Vegas on average across the year, on daytime highs:

January
Phoenix 68°F · Las Vegas 59°F · 9° warmer
April
Phoenix 86°F · Las Vegas 79°F · 7° warmer
July
Phoenix 107°F · Las Vegas 105°F · 2° warmer
October
Phoenix 89°F · Las Vegas 81°F · 8° warmer

July averages 107°F, hot enough to plan the middle of the day around.

Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.

Planning a trip to Phoenix

Best time to visit
The best time to visit Phoenix is November–March, when daytime highs are a comfortable 66–78°F.
How long to stay
Phoenix rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Taliesin West, Arizona State Capitol, and Phoenix Zoo and beyond.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a direct flight from Las Vegas to Phoenix?
Yes — you can fly nonstop from Las Vegas (LAS) to Phoenix (PHX) on American, Frontier, Southwest.
Which airlines fly nonstop from Las Vegas to Phoenix?
American, Frontier, Southwest fly nonstop between Las Vegas (LAS) and Phoenix (PHX).
How many nonstop flights are there from Las Vegas to Phoenix?
There are about 17 nonstop departures per day (roughly 119 per week) from Las Vegas to Phoenix.
How far is Phoenix from Las Vegas?
Phoenix is about 256 miles from Las Vegas by air.
What is there to do in Phoenix?
Popular things to do include Taliesin West, Arizona State Capitol, Phoenix Zoo, Heard Museum, and more.

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