Historical on-time performance
Reno to Long Beach
402 miData through May 2026Source: 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)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 704 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 minCancel0.9%Flights704
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline17%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft66%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline17%
- Weather83%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 6 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 RNO → LGB
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 — 93% on time.
- Mornings93% on time · p90 5 min · 860 flights
- Middays89% on time · p90 15 min · 338 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 45 min · 218 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 45 min · 727 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 · 302 flights
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 30 min · 254 flights
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 304 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 313 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 35 min · 318 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 25 min · 318 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 30 min · 334 flights
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