Historical on-time performance
Atlanta to Reno
1,993 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ATL–RNO arrive on time 57% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate57%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.5%of scheduled flights
based on 122 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time57%Median5 minp9065 minCancel2.5%Flights122
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline63%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft21%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline33%
- Weather67%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 3 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly ATL → RNO
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 62% to 69% on time.
- Mondays69% on time · p90 55 min · 101 flights · limited
- Sundays66% on time · p90 65 min · 103 flights · limited
- Saturdays63% on time · p90 75 min · 104 flights · limited
- Thursdays63% on time · p90 55 min · 100 flights · limited
- Fridays62% on time · p90 50 min · 103 flights · limited
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