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Route Reliability

San Francisco → Reno

SFO–RNO · 192 miles · San Francisco International Airport to Reno–Tahoe International Airport

81
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
1.1%
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 78% of the time across 1,892 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

SFO–RNO flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 72% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

SFO–RNO flights arrived on time 86% of the time on Tuesdays. On Fridays: 72%.

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
  • Mon74%(277 flights)
  • Tue86%(263 flights)
  • Wed82%(268 flights)
  • Thu73%(262 flights)
  • Fri72%(270 flights)
  • Sat85%(251 flights)
  • Sun77%(276 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM87%(361 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM74%(181 flights)
  • 12–3 PM74%(374 flights)
  • 3–6 PM74%(218 flights)
  • 6–9 PM84%(378 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM72%(355 flights)
On-time trend by month
67%
May

Jun 81% → May 67% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202581%140
July 202580%119
August 202587%121
September 202592%119
October 202582%135
November 202579%168
December 202573%186
January 202678%187
February 202678%165
March 202685%185
April 202667%174
May 202667%168

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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.