Historical on-time performance
Reno to San Diego
488 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RNO–SAN arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,062 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.2%Flights923
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9055 minCancel2.9%Flights139
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft48%
- 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 → SAN
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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 996 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 45 min · 654 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 45 min · 433 flights
- Overnights58% on time · p90 50 min · 81 flights · limited
- Evenings58% on time · p90 60 min · 604 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 81% on time.
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 310 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 45 min · 361 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 368 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 45 min · 428 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 35 min · 421 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 50 min · 424 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 55 min · 456 flights
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