Historical on-time performance
San Jose to Reno
188 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SJC–RNO arrive on time 94% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate94%arrived within 15 min
p90 delayon time1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 62 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time94%Medianon timep90on timeCancel0.0%Flights62
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline59%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft17%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline100%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 1 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 SJC → 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 93% to 95% on time.
- Mornings95% on time · p90 on time · 675 flights
- Middays93% on time · p90 10 min · 101 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 88% to 96% on time.
- Thursdays96% on time · p90 on time · 150 flights · limited
- Fridays96% on time · p90 on time · 149 flights · limited
- Sundays93% on time · p90 10 min · 152 flights · limited
- Mondays93% on time · p90 5 min · 150 flights · limited
- Saturdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 118 flights · limited
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