Historical on-time performance
San Francisco to Reno
192 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SFO–RNO arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%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-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.5%Flights879
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.7%Flights990
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft37%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline10%
- Weather48%
- Air traffic (NAS)43%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 21 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 SFO → RNO
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 76% to 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 20 min · 1,090 flights
- Evenings83% on time · p90 35 min · 688 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,159 flights
- Overnights77% on time · p90 35 min · 1,123 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 45 min · 893 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 87% on time.
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 705 flights
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 679 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 717 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 40 min · 711 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 40 min · 721 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 699 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 55 min · 721 flights
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