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Route Reliability

Reno → Phoenix

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

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
87%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
0.7%
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 Airlines87%1,418 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines85%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.

RNO–PHX flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 97% of the time, versus 72% between 3–6 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

RNO–PHX flights arrived on time 90% of the time on Wednesdays. On Fridays: 82%.

Not much between American Airlines and Southwest Airlines.

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

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon88%(366 flights)
  • Tue85%(315 flights)
  • Wed90%(327 flights)
  • Thu85%(363 flights)
  • Fri82%(362 flights)
  • Sat89%(300 flights)
  • Sun87%(361 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM97%(303 flights)
  • 6–9 AM91%(431 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(526 flights)
  • 12–3 PM87%(528 flights)
  • 3–6 PM72%(445 flights)
  • 6–9 PM89%(160 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM—(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 88% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202588%202
July 202584%210
August 202588%204
September 202589%163
October 202586%189
November 202582%205
December 202585%209
January 202688%212
February 202687%189
March 202690%212
April 202688%203
May 202684%196

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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.