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Route Reliability

Seattle → Reno

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

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Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
1.1%
Cancelled
1,380
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Alaska Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 80% of the time across 1,380 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

SEA–RNO flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 95% of the time, versus 72% between 12–3 PM.

Skip Thursday if you can.

SEA–RNO flights arrived on time 84% of the time on Tuesdays. On Thursdays: 73%.

Ticking up lately.

SEA–RNO flights arrived on time 88% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 81% 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
  • Mon80%(201 flights)
  • Tue84%(182 flights)
  • Wed83%(182 flights)
  • Thu73%(206 flights)
  • Fri82%(203 flights)
  • Sat83%(173 flights)
  • Sun77%(214 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM95%(213 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM77%(367 flights)
  • 12–3 PM72%(36 flights)
  • 3–6 PM77%(417 flights)
  • 6–9 PM89%(134 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM73%(194 flights)
On-time trend by month
91%
May

Jun 73% → May 91% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%136
July 202569%150
August 202571%146
September 202584%126
October 202582%112
November 202585%108
December 202573%101
January 202686%110
February 202684%81
March 202679%85
April 202693%90
May 202691%116

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Based on 1,380 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.