Westbound flights will depart Las Vegas at 9:30 a.m. and arrive in Hilo at 12:35 p.m. Eastbound flights will leave Hilo at 8:45 p.m. and arrive in Las Vegas at 5:10 a.m. the following day. Southwest serves nonstop from Las Vegas, where the airline operates as many as 272 daily departures. “When I took office, I pledged to strengthen ties with the ‘Ninth Island’ — Las Vegas, where many Hawaiʻi-born residents live,” Alameda said. “Each new nonstop flight makes it even easier to visit Las Vegas and experience everything our destination has to offer.”