Reno Tahoe International Airport (RNO) delays & on-time performance
Reno, Nevada · 24 nonstop destinations · 10 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at RNO right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
81%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.9%
198 flights
Avg arrival delay
14 min
70 min when late
Departed on time
81%
avg taxi-out 17 min
Figures cover 21,028 departures from RNO; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into RNO were on time 79% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Reno Tahoe International Airport (RNO) arrived on time 81% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 0.9% were cancelled, and 6% arrived an hour or more late.
- Delta Air Lines was the most punctual airline here (87% on time); United Airlines was the least (77%).
- Departures scheduled around 5am did best (95% on time); around 2pm did worst (68%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (41%).
Most delayed routes from RNO
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- SFO · San Francisco62%1,928 flts
- SAN · San Diego72%1,208 flts
- SEA · Seattle76%904 flts
- ORD · Chicago79%363 flts
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth80%1,264 flts
- LGB · Long Beach82%694 flts
- LAS · Las Vegas82%4,101 flts
- BUR · Burbank82%423 flts
- PHX · Phoenix85%2,444 flts
- DEN · Denver87%2,469 flts
Most reliable routes from RNO
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- SLC · Salt Lake City91%1,198 flts
- LAX · Los Angeles88%2,478 flts
- DEN · Denver87%2,469 flts
- PHX · Phoenix85%2,444 flts
- BUR · Burbank82%423 flts
- LAS · Las Vegas82%4,101 flts
- LGB · Long Beach82%694 flts
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth80%1,264 flts
- ORD · Chicago79%363 flts
- SEA · Seattle76%904 flts
Best airline at RNO
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit Airlines | 87% | 1.8% | 11 min | 2 | 490 |
| Delta Air Lines | 87% | 0.5% | 15 min | 3 | 1,131 |
| American Airlines | 83% | 2.0% | 20 min | 2 | 2,418 |
| Envoy Air | 83% | 0.7% | 10 min | 1 | 287 |
| SkyWest Airlines | 82% | 1.0% | 13 min | 8 | 3,976 |
| Southwest Airlines | 81% | 0.5% | 11 min | 12 | 8,384 |
| Alaska Airlines | 80% | 1.0% | 13 min | 2 | 992 |
| United Airlines | 77% | 0.7% | 16 min | 6 | 2,799 |
| Frontier Airlines | 72% | 2.0% | 26 min | 3 | 399 |
| JetBlue | 55% | 7.2% | 69 min | 2 | 152 |
Best time to fly out of RNO
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am95%1,391 flts
- 6am91%2,789 flts
- 7am88%1,399 flts
- 8am74%801 flts
- 9am89%1,548 flts
- 10am86%1,750 flts
- 11am75%1,287 flts
- 12pm85%1,221 flts
- 1pm81%1,432 flts
- 2pm68%1,214 flts
- 3pm74%932 flts
- 4pm72%815 flts
- 5pm76%1,092 flts
- 6pm69%1,107 flts
- 7pm71%918 flts
- 8pm70%597 flts
- 10pm79%218 flts
- 11pm77%331 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft41%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)29%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion26%
- Extreme weather5%
- Security0%
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.