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UA 5394 · United Airlines

San Francisco → Reno (SFO–RNO)89% of its flights flew this route. The rest (SNA–SFO, MSY–ORD) are included in these numbers.

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Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
85%
Arrive within 15 minutes
0 min
Average arrival delay
0.9%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 351 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Mornings have a slight edge.

Departures between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 88% of the time, against 82% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday comes out ahead.

A small edge: 89% on time on Sundays against 82% on Mondays.

A bit ahead of the SFO–RNO route.

UA 5394 arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 78% across the SFO–RNO route.

A bit ahead of the United Airlines network.

UA 5394 arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(51 flights)
  • Tue87%(47 flights)
  • Wed85%(48 flights)
  • Thu84%(50 flights)
  • Fri84%(51 flights)
  • Sat83%(47 flights)
  • Sun89%(53 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM85%(309 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(16 flights)
  • 3–6 PM82%(22 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 83% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202583%30
July 202574%31
August 202593%29
September 202596%28
October 202579%24
November 202589%26
December 202583%30
January 202673%30
February 202689%27
March 202687%31
April 202687%30
May 202687%31
Departures on time
88%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
347
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 351 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.