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Route Reliability

San Jose → Reno

SJC–RNO · 188 miles · San José Mineta International Airport to Reno–Tahoe International Airport

100
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
96%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min early
Average arrival delay
0%
Cancelled
243
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Southwest Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 96% of the time across 243 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

SJC–RNO flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 96% of the time, versus 86% between 12–3 PM.

Monday is the weak spot.

SJC–RNO flights arrived on time 100% of the time on Thursdays. On Mondays: 90%.

It basically never cancels.

Out of 243 scheduled flights, only 0.0% were cancelled.

Ticking up lately.

SJC–RNO flights arrived on time 98% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 91% in the three months before that.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon90%(49 flights)
  • Tue90%(10 flights)
  • Wed—(8 flights)
  • Thu100%(49 flights)
  • Fri98%(48 flights)
  • Sat93%(27 flights)
  • Sun98%(51 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM96%(197 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM95%(21 flights)
  • 12–3 PM86%(14 flights)
  • 3–6 PM—(9 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM—(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
94%
May

Jun 100% → May 94% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 2025100%18
July 202582%17
August 2025100%18
September 2025100%17
October 2025100%21
November 202597%30
December 202594%31
January 202686%14
February 202695%19
March 2026100%22
April 2026100%18
May 202694%17

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 243 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.