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Route Reliability

Reno → Seattle

RNO–SEA · 564 miles · Reno–Tahoe International Airport to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport

75
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
1.4%
Cancelled
1,382
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Alaska Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 73% of the time across 1,382 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

RNO–SEA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 62% between 6–9 PM.

Skip Thursday if you can.

RNO–SEA flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Tuesdays. On Thursdays: 66%.

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
  • Mon74%(209 flights)
  • Tue81%(183 flights)
  • Wed75%(184 flights)
  • Thu66%(199 flights)
  • Fri69%(202 flights)
  • Sat76%(173 flights)
  • Sun71%(212 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM87%(320 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM78%(273 flights)
  • 12–3 PM69%(336 flights)
  • 3–6 PM83%(23 flights)
  • 6–9 PM62%(410 flights)
On-time trend by month
88%
May

Jun 54% → May 88% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202554%137
July 202562%150
August 202562%146
September 202576%127
October 202574%111
November 202578%107
December 202574%102
January 202687%110
February 202683%81
March 202680%85
April 202675%91
May 202688%115

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Based on 1,382 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.