Historical on-time performance
Denver to Reno
804 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–RNO arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 2,559 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time75%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.1%Flights1,467
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.9%Flights1,092
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft58%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DEN → RNO
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,315 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,854 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,509 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 70 min · 1,332 flights
- Overnights63% on time · p90 65 min · 1,414 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,021 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,062 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,107 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 1,054 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 45 min · 1,099 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 970 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,111 flights
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