LAS to RNO flight delays

LAS RNO Harry Reid to Reno Tahoe · 345 miles

12,436 flights were scheduled from LAS to RNO over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 12,300 that made the trip, 79.4% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. These are arrival figures: “on time” means the flight reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Arrivals are what decide whether you make the connection, so route and airline pages are scored on them rather than on pushback.

Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics

The route in brief

Flights in the window
12,436
Arrived on time
79.4%
Cancelled
0.9%
Scheduled distance
345 miles

Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled. Diverted flights are counted with them rather than as very late arrivals, which is why the on-time share and the cancellation rate do not add up to everything that happened.

Airline by airline

Airlines with at least 100 flights on LAS–RNO, busiest first. Same route, same weather, same air traffic — which makes this the fairest comparison on the site.

Airline Arrived on time Typical delay Cancelled Flights
Southwest Airlines 78.3% 51 min 0.8% 9,849
Spirit Airlines 85.2% 64 min 1.3% 2,210
Frontier Airlines 76.2% 94 min 1.9% 321

Month by month

July was the month to avoid on LAS–RNO: 70.3% of flights arrived on time, against 85.4% in November. Each bar pools three years of that calendar month.

Share of flights that arrived on time, by calendar month. Best month in green, worst in amber. The hairline sits at the overall rate, 79.4%.
Arrival on-time share, LAS to RNO, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 83.6% 956
February 83.3% 909
March 78.6% 1,087
April 82.9% 1,035
May 81% 1,037
June 74.3% 1,043
July 70.3% 1,064
August 76.3% 1,103
September 77.3% 1,048
October 78.4% 1,082
November 85.4% 1,055
December 82.5% 1,017

Both ends of the route

A route’s record is built out of two airports’ habits. The hour-by-hour grid for each is on its own page.

LAS to RNO in one number

LAS → RNO

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 54 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 12,436 flights

79.4% of flights arrived on time

Questions about LAS to RNO

Which airline is most reliable from LAS to RNO?
Spirit Airlines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 85.2% of the time, with 2,210 scheduled. Frontier Airlines came in at 76.2% over 321 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly LAS to RNO?
July, at 70.3% of arrivals on time, with 1,064 flights scheduled. November was the best of the year at 85.4%.
How late are LAS–RNO flights when they are late?
54 min on average, counting only the flights that arrived 15 minutes or more behind schedule. The on-time flights are left out of that average on purpose — mixing them in would flatter it.
How often is the LAS to RNO flight cancelled?
0.9% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled, July 2023 through June 2026. Diverted flights are counted with the cancellations rather than as late arrivals.
Are these departure or arrival numbers?
Arrival. A flight counts as on time here if it reached the gate at RNO less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Airport pages score departures instead, because that is the number you can act on when you pick a booking time.