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Route Reliability

Reno → Los Angeles

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

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
87%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min early
Average arrival delay
0.5%
Cancelled
2,835
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%860 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines89%1,188 flights
  3. 3.Southwest Airlines82%358 flights
  4. 4.Alaska Airlines76%402 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.

RNO–LAX flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 98% of the time, versus 56% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Wednesday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 90% on time on Wednesdays against 84% on Sundays.

United Airlines has a clear lead on this route.

United Airlines arrived on time 91% of the time on this route; Alaska Airlines managed 76%.

Ticking up lately.

RNO–LAX flights arrived on time 88% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 85% in the three months before that.

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
  • Mon89%(431 flights)
  • Tue89%(367 flights)
  • Wed90%(369 flights)
  • Thu87%(413 flights)
  • Fri84%(422 flights)
  • Sat87%(364 flights)
  • Sun84%(455 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM98%(61 flights)
  • 6–9 AM91%(609 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(771 flights)
  • 12–3 PM93%(372 flights)
  • 3–6 PM85%(376 flights)
  • 6–9 PM81%(616 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM56%(16 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 89% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202589%264
July 202585%271
August 202588%294
September 202591%274
October 202583%224
November 202588%216
December 202583%225
January 202690%200
February 202682%195
March 202691%223
April 202688%219
May 202687%216

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Based on 2,835 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.