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Route Reliability

Los Angeles → Reno

LAX–RNO · 390 miles · Los Angeles International Airport to Reno–Tahoe International Airport

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
88%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min early
Average arrival delay
0.5%
Cancelled
2,834
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.United Airlines91%859 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines91%1,188 flights
  3. 3.Alaska Airlines84%402 flights
  4. 4.Southwest Airlines72%358 flights

Not enough history to rank: American Airlines (27 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

LAX–RNO flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 95% of the time, versus 82% between 12–3 PM.

Monday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 91% on time on Mondays against 85% on Sundays.

United Airlines has a clear lead on this route.

United Airlines arrived on time 91% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 72%.

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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon91%(422 flights)
  • Tue90%(365 flights)
  • Wed90%(375 flights)
  • Thu86%(414 flights)
  • Fri86%(413 flights)
  • Sat88%(370 flights)
  • Sun85%(456 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM95%(341 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM93%(615 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(225 flights)
  • 3–6 PM86%(788 flights)
  • 6–9 PM85%(363 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM85%(483 flights)
On-time trend by month
88%
May

Jun 87% → May 88% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202587%263
July 202583%270
August 202586%294
September 202593%272
October 202587%222
November 202588%220
December 202584%223
January 202691%199
February 202688%195
March 202687%222
April 202691%219
May 202688%216

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Based on 2,834 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.