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Route Reliability

Reno → Denver

RNODEN · 804 miles · Reno–Tahoe International Airport to Denver International Airport

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
86%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 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. 1.Southwest Airlines87%1,092 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines85%1,408 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.

RNO–DEN flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 63% between 3–6 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

RNO–DEN flights arrived on time 94% of the time on Saturdays. On Fridays: 82%.

Not much between Southwest Airlines and United Airlines.

On this route they all land within 85% to 87% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon85%(385 flights)
  • Tue85%(342 flights)
  • Wed89%(357 flights)
  • Thu84%(359 flights)
  • Fri82%(383 flights)
  • Sat94%(338 flights)
  • Sun83%(387 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM94%(495 flights)
  • 6–9 AM93%(314 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(815 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(581 flights)
  • 3–6 PM63%(172 flights)
  • 6–9 PM80%(174 flights)
On-time trend by month
88%
May

Jun 75% → May 88% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202575%252
July 202573%254
August 202584%255
September 202587%247
October 202589%229
November 202593%186
December 202586%196
January 202696%190
February 202687%176
March 202689%198
April 202692%178
May 202688%190

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.