Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Reno
1,345 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–RNO arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate68%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,268 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.8%Flights1,268
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline41%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft43%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline6%
- Weather94%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 35 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 DFW → RNO
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,079 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 45 min · 1,076 flights
- Overnights60% on time · p90 65 min · 923 flights
- Evenings59% on time · p90 70 min · 703 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 65% to 75% on time.
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 514 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 45 min · 548 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 65 min · 566 flights
- Wednesdays71% on time · p90 45 min · 517 flights
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 45 min · 535 flights
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 50 min · 561 flights
- Sundays65% on time · p90 65 min · 566 flights
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