Route Reliability
Chicago → Reno
MDW–RNO · 1,680 miles · Chicago Midway International Airport to Reno–Tahoe International Airport
90
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 82%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 3 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0%
- Cancelled
- 85
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Southwest Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 82% of the time across 85 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
MDW–RNO flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 76% between 12–3 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
MDW–RNO flights arrived on time 88% of the time on Mondays and just 71% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
Flights on this route
The breakdown
- Mon88%(17 flights)
- Tue—(0 flights)
- Wed—(0 flights)
- Thu88%(17 flights)
- Fri82%(17 flights)
- Sat82%(17 flights)
- Sun71%(17 flights)
- 6–9 AM100%(24 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM80%(10 flights)
- 12–3 PM76%(42 flights)
- 3–6 PM—(9 flights)
95%
Sep
Jun 90% → Sep 95% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 90% | 20 |
| July 2025 | 62% | 21 |
| August 2025 | 83% | 23 |
| September 2025 | 95% | 21 |
Same trip, other airports
Keep nerding
Based on 85 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.