Historical on-time performance
Seattle to Reno
564 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SEA–RNO arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate69%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 750 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.
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.0%Flights30
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.7%Flights720
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline42%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft45%
- 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 SEA → 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 · 467 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 35 min · 981 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 40 min · 250 flights
- Overnights70% on time · p90 40 min · 553 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 45 min · 211 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 338 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 25 min · 341 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 316 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 35 min · 367 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 35 min · 362 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 40 min · 372 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 35 min · 366 flights
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