Air France starts Paris–Las Vegas nonstop

Air France is adding Las Vegas to its map from Paris-Charles de Gaulle on April 15, 2026, with three nonstop flights a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. The route will use the Airbus A350-900, a long-haul jet Air France uses on intercontinental flights. (corporate.airfrance.com) The schedule is built for a same-afternoon arrival in Nevada: flight AF0056 leaves Paris at 1:40 p.m. and lands in Las Vegas at 3:35 p.m. local time. The return flight AF0057 leaves Las Vegas at 5:50 p.m. and reaches Paris at 1:05 p.m. the next day. (corporate.airfrance.com) For Las Vegas, this is not just one more flight on the board. Harry Reid International Airport will get its only nonstop link to Paris, which gives southern Nevada a direct line into Air France’s hub and the rest of the airline’s European network. (news3lv.com) Air France says Las Vegas will become its 19th destination in the United States and its 26th in North America. In the same summer 2026 plan, the airline says its long-haul capacity will rise 2 percent from summer 2025, with the Americas doing most of the lifting. (corporate.airfrance.com) That timing matters because Las Vegas is still trying to rebuild momentum after a softer 2025. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority said the city drew 38.5 million visitors in 2025, down 7.5 percent from 2024. (lasvegassun.com) International travelers are a smaller slice of Las Vegas than domestic travelers, but they stay longer and often spend across hotels, shows, restaurants, and shopping in one trip. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority estimates the Paris route alone will bring about $34 million in direct annual economic impact and $57.5 million in total annual impact. (press.lvcva.com) The route also fits a pattern already taking shape at the airport. Air France’s sister airline, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, already flies year-round between Las Vegas and Amsterdam, so Paris becomes another European gateway rather than a one-off experiment. (news3lv.com) The practical change for travelers is simple: before this, many passengers from France or beyond had to connect through another United States city to reach Las Vegas. Starting in mid-April 2026, they can step onto one Air France flight at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and land in Nevada the same day. (corporate.airfrance.com) Air France says the service will run through October 24, 2026, which makes it a summer-season route rather than a year-round commitment. That gives the airline a clean test of whether Paris-to-Las Vegas demand is strong enough to hold outside the busiest travel months. (press.lvcva.com)