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Route Reliability

Phoenix → Reno

PHXRNO · 601 miles · Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to Reno–Tahoe International Airport

87
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
0.5%
Cancelled
2,416
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines85%1,418 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines77%958 flights

Not enough history to rank: Frontier Airlines (40 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

PHX–RNO flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 67% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Tuesday comes out ahead.

A small edge: 84% on time on Tuesdays against 79% on Fridays.

American Airlines runs this route best.

American Airlines arrived on time 85% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 77%.

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
  • Mon84%(375 flights)
  • Tue84%(311 flights)
  • Wed81%(324 flights)
  • Thu83%(365 flights)
  • Fri79%(362 flights)
  • Sat81%(299 flights)
  • Sun83%(361 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM93%(454 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(588 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(327 flights)
  • 3–6 PM80%(400 flights)
  • 6–9 PM80%(263 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM67%(365 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 83% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202583%201
July 202580%211
August 202586%207
September 202582%165
October 202576%188
November 202582%205
December 202579%208
January 202685%212
February 202687%189
March 202684%212
April 202684%203
May 202677%196

Based on 2,416 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.