Historical on-time performance
Reno to Chicago
1,671 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RNO–ORD arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 307 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9020 minCancel1.0%Flights307
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)50%
- Late aircraft18%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly RNO → ORD
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 76% to 81% on time.
- Mornings81% on time · p90 20 min · 489 flights
- Overnights76% on time · p90 55 min · 378 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 123 flights · limited
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 129 flights · limited
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 140 flights · limited
- Sundays79% on time · p90 50 min · 135 flights · limited
- Fridays78% on time · p90 20 min · 130 flights · limited
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 55 min · 127 flights · limited
- Mondays78% on time · p90 30 min · 120 flights · limited
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