Historical on-time performance
San Francisco to Reno
192 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SFO–RNO arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,776 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.
- United AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.6%Flights668
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.9%Flights1,108
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline36%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft42%
- 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 SFO → 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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,087 flights
- Evenings82% on time · p90 35 min · 644 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 45 min · 718 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,085 flights
- Overnights78% on time · p90 35 min · 1,075 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 88% on time.
- Saturdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 631 flights
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 665 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 672 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 35 min · 667 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 646 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 45 min · 658 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 55 min · 670 flights
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