Historical on-time performance
Salt Lake City to Reno
422 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SLC–RNO arrive on time 88% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate88%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.2%of scheduled flights
based on 1,090 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time85%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.3%Flights730
- SkyWest AirlinesbestOn-time92%Medianon timep905 minCancel0.0%Flights360
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline68%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft15%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly SLC → 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 — 96% on time.
- Mornings96% on time · p90 on time · 106 flights · limited
- Afternoons87% on time · p90 20 min · 1,067 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 25 min · 1,088 flights
- Overnights84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,093 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 83% to 89% on time.
- Fridays89% on time · p90 15 min · 482 flights
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 481 flights
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 480 flights
- Thursdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 479 flights
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 470 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 25 min · 483 flights
- Sundays83% on time · p90 25 min · 482 flights
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