Historical on-time performance
Reno to San Francisco
192 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RNO–SFO arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate67%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,869 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time69%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.5%Flights879
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time65%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.2%Flights990
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)59%
- Late aircraft18%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline4%
- Weather54%
- Air traffic (NAS)42%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 26 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 → SFO
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 — 78% on time.
- Mornings78% on time · p90 35 min · 1,518 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 50 min · 1,096 flights
- Overnights69% on time · p90 60 min · 413 flights
- Middays67% on time · p90 50 min · 1,238 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 110 min · 689 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 65% to 79% on time.
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 686 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 706 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 714 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 50 min · 716 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 55 min · 711 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 60 min · 711 flights
- Mondays65% on time · p90 65 min · 710 flights
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