Route Reliability
Denver → Reno
DEN–RNO · 804 miles · Denver International Airport to Reno–Tahoe International Airport
- 76%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 10 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.3%
- Cancelled
- 2,571
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.United Airlines78%1,409 flights
- 2.Southwest Airlines72%1,091 flights
Not enough history to rank: Frontier Airlines (71 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
DEN–RNO flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 59% between 9 PM–12 AM.
Skip Thursday if you can.
DEN–RNO flights arrived on time 80% of the time on Wednesdays. On Thursdays: 70%.
United Airlines has a slight edge here.
United Airlines arrived on time 78% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 72%.
It basically never cancels.
Out of 2,571 scheduled flights, only 0.3% were cancelled.
Best historical flights
Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.
Top flights by on-time rate
More flights on this route
The breakdown
- Mon78%(384 flights)
- Tue77%(340 flights)
- Wed80%(358 flights)
- Thu70%(361 flights)
- Fri76%(387 flights)
- Sat75%(338 flights)
- Sun72%(388 flights)
- 6–9 AM89%(467 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM85%(468 flights)
- 12–3 PM79%(111 flights)
- 3–6 PM75%(600 flights)
- 6–9 PM67%(559 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM59%(351 flights)
Jun 67% → May 66% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 67% | 251 |
| July 2025 | 62% | 256 |
| August 2025 | 69% | 256 |
| September 2025 | 80% | 248 |
| October 2025 | 82% | 231 |
| November 2025 | 88% | 184 |
| December 2025 | 77% | 196 |
| January 2026 | 86% | 189 |
| February 2026 | 82% | 176 |
| March 2026 | 75% | 197 |
| April 2026 | 81% | 179 |
| May 2026 | 66% | 193 |
Keep nerding
Based on 2,571 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.