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Route Reliability

Reno → Chicago

RNOMDW · 1,680 miles · Reno–Tahoe International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport

95
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
96%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min early
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 96% of the time across 85 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Mornings have a slight edge.

Departures between 6–9 AM arrived on time 98% of the time, against 92% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

RNO–MDW flights arrived on time 100% of the time on Mondays. On Fridays: 88%.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon100%(16 flights)
  • Tue(0 flights)
  • Wed(0 flights)
  • Thu100%(17 flights)
  • Fri88%(16 flights)
  • Sat100%(17 flights)
  • Sun94%(17 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM(9 flights)
  • 6–9 AM98%(50 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM92%(24 flights)
On-time trend by month
95%
Sep

Jun 100% → Sep 95% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 2025100%20
July 2025100%20
August 202591%22
September 202595%21

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.