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Route Reliability

Chicago → Reno

ORD–RNO · 1,671 miles · Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Reno–Tahoe International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
61%
Arrive within 15 minutes
26 min
Average arrival delay
1.4%
Cancelled
363
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 61% of the time across 363 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

ORD–RNO flights departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 75% of the time, versus 53% between 6–9 PM.

Thursdays have been rough.

ORD–RNO flights arrived on time 75% of the time on Tuesdays and just 53% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Trending in the right direction.

ORD–RNO flights arrived on time 64% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 57% in the three months before that.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon57%(51 flights)
  • Tue75%(52 flights)
  • Wed62%(50 flights)
  • Thu53%(51 flights)
  • Fri67%(51 flights)
  • Sat55%(51 flights)
  • Sun59%(51 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM75%(24 flights)
  • 3–6 PM68%(160 flights)
  • 6–9 PM53%(173 flights)
On-time trend by month
68%
May

Jun 43% → May 68% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202543%30
July 202545%29
August 202569%29
September 202567%30
October 202568%31
November 202577%30
December 202541%29
January 202661%31
February 202668%28
March 202662%29
April 202663%30
May 202668%31

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 363 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.