Historical on-time performance
Reno to Long Beach
402 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RNO–LGB arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.5%of scheduled flights
based on 740 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.5%Flights740
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline15%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft66%
- 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 RNO → LGB
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 — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 5 min · 780 flights
- Middays88% on time · p90 15 min · 387 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 40 min · 278 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 50 min · 711 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 87% on time.
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 316 flights
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 30 min · 249 flights
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 30 min · 318 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 311 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 40 min · 320 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 25 min · 315 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 35 min · 327 flights
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