Historical on-time performance
San Diego to Reno
488 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SAN–RNO arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,059 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-time76%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.2%Flights922
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9045 minCancel2.2%Flights137
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline15%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft68%
- Security1%
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 SAN → RNO
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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 479 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 25 min · 697 flights
- Evenings77% on time · p90 40 min · 257 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 55 min · 476 flights
- Overnights68% on time · p90 50 min · 860 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 367 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 311 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 360 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 40 min · 422 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 45 min · 419 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 45 min · 475 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 45 min · 415 flights
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