Summary
- Harry Reid International Airport serves as a crucial gateway for tourists and F1 fans, especially during the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix in November.
- LA (LAX) is the most connected airport to LAS in November, with 425 flights in each direction, followed by Denver (DEN) and Seattle-Tacoma.
- Southwest dominates several routes from LAS, including Denver and San Diego, while Alaska and Delta have significant operations to Seattle. Saskatoon and Winnipeg are the least flown routes from LAS.
Though Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) is not one of the busiest in the United States or a central international hub, it is a crucial airport in a major city. Las Vegas is known as Sin City and is home to famous casinos, hotels, and events. November will mark the first-ever Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix. Particularly in November, Harry Reid Airport will be a gateway for many tourists and F1 fans.
According to Cirium data, 15,520 passenger flights are scheduled in November, and with the number of people who do business and reside in Las Vegas, there is indeed a large number of charter and private flights. Fifty airlines serve the Sin City airport, and it is the hub for low-cost Allegiant Air.
Top three
LAS is connected to 125 destinations, some as often as 28 times daily and some once monthly. Data shows that in November, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is the most connected to LAS, with 425 flights in each direction, which equates to as many as 28 daily flights. Eight airlines market flights between LAS and LAX, but nine operate flights.
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Denver Airport (DEN) in the Mile-High City of Colorado is the second-most connected airport to LAS this month, with 377 flights each direction. This route also sees up to 25 daily flights. Southwest, Spirit, United, and Frontier compete on the LAS-DEN route. Southwest holds the largest market share on the 620-mile route, with eight daily flights in each direction. United comes in second with six daily flights in each direction.
Seattle-Tacoma in Washington has 303 flights in each direction. Flights are operated by five airlines, two of which have significant operations in Seattle, Alaska Airlines and Delta Air Lines. Spirit, Frontier, and Southwest are the third, fourth, and fifth airlines on the route but have a minuscule market share compared to Alaska, which operates nine daily flights, and Delta, with four. Alaska and Delta operate the 866-mile flight, using several variants of its 737s.
Four and five
San Diego Airport is number four on the list of most connected airports. This month, the Pacific Coast city’s California airport has 293 flights in each direction. The 258-mile route is dominated by Southwest, which uses several variants of its 737s to connect the two cities up to eight times daily. Spirit, Frontier, and Delta, through its subsidiary Skywest, compete with Southwest on the route.
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Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport rounds out the top five, with 286 in each direction. The 256-mile route is dominated by Southwest, with up to seven daily flights. JSX, American Airlines, and Frontier also serve the city pair.
Least flown routes
The least flown route is to Saskatoon, Canada, with one flight in November. WestJet operates the 1,186-mile flight. Winnipeg is the second least flown route from LAS, with just seven flights in November. This 1,311-mile flight is also only served by WestJet; however, Flair Airlines will begin serving the city pair in the middle of February 2024.
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