Historical on-time performance
Reno to Chicago
1,671 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RNO–ORD arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 306 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.6%Flights306
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline40%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)59%
- Late aircraft1%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 5 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 → ORD
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 — 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 20 min · 626 flights
- Overnights76% on time · p90 50 min · 360 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 141 flights · limited
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 147 flights · limited
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 158 flights · limited
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 146 flights · limited
- Sundays79% on time · p90 50 min · 154 flights · limited
- Mondays79% on time · p90 25 min · 138 flights · limited
- Fridays77% on time · p90 30 min · 148 flights · limited
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