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Route Reliability

Reno → San Francisco

RNOSFO · 192 miles · Reno–Tahoe International Airport to San Francisco International Airport

69
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
69%
Arrive within 15 minutes
13 min
Average arrival delay
1.4%
Cancelled
1,892
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 69% of the time across 1,892 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 3–6 PM departure wins.

RNO–SFO flights departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 77% of the time, versus 60% between 6–9 PM.

Mondays have been rough.

RNO–SFO flights arrived on time 79% of the time on Saturdays and just 63% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.

Recent months have been rougher.

RNO–SFO flights arrived on time 58% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 72% 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
  • Mon63%(272 flights)
  • Tue75%(262 flights)
  • Wed68%(266 flights)
  • Thu67%(266 flights)
  • Fri66%(268 flights)
  • Sat79%(251 flights)
  • Sun65%(279 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM77%(549 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM63%(372 flights)
  • 12–3 PM66%(287 flights)
  • 3–6 PM77%(266 flights)
  • 6–9 PM60%(390 flights)
On-time trend by month
42%
May

Jun 80% → May 42% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202580%141
July 202572%119
August 202574%121
September 202575%119
October 202567%136
November 202569%168
December 202567%183
January 202685%189
February 202665%164
March 202680%185
April 202653%170
May 202642%169

Based on 1,892 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.