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Route Reliability

Reno → Portland

RNOPDX · 444 miles · Reno–Tahoe International Airport to Portland International Airport

97
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
93%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min early
Average arrival delay
0.9%
Cancelled
1,081
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Alaska Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 93% of the time across 1,081 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 3–6 AM departure wins.

RNO–PDX flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 90% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Wednesday comes out ahead.

A small edge: 96% on time on Wednesdays against 92% on Tuesdays.

Ticking up lately.

RNO–PDX flights arrived on time 94% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 90% 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
  • Mon92%(155 flights)
  • Tue92%(153 flights)
  • Wed96%(151 flights)
  • Thu92%(154 flights)
  • Fri92%(155 flights)
  • Sat94%(143 flights)
  • Sun93%(159 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM100%(11 flights)
  • 6–9 AM94%(314 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM90%(71 flights)
  • 12–3 PM92%(256 flights)
  • 3–6 PM92%(369 flights)
  • 6–9 PM94%(49 flights)
On-time trend by month
94%
May

Jun 95% → May 94% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202595%109
July 202592%123
August 202593%122
September 202594%116
October 202590%89
November 202593%80
December 202592%87
January 202699%68
February 202680%54
March 202690%61
April 202697%69
May 202694%92

Based on 1,081 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.