Historical on-time performance
Salt Lake City to Reno
422 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SLC–RNO arrive on time 87% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate87%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
- SkyWest AirlinesbestOn-time92%Medianon timep905 minCancel0.0%Flights360
- Delta Air LinesOn-time85%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.3%Flights730
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline64%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft16%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline50%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 2 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 SLC → 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 85% to 88% on time.
- Afternoons88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,067 flights
- Middays87% on time · p90 25 min · 1,096 flights
- Overnights85% 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 84% to 90% on time.
- Wednesdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 477 flights
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 478 flights
- Fridays88% on time · p90 20 min · 485 flights
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 474 flights
- Mondays86% on time · p90 20 min · 480 flights
- Sundays85% on time · p90 25 min · 483 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 481 flights
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