RNO to PHX flight delays

RNO PHX Reno Tahoe to Phoenix Sky Harbor · 601 miles

7,141 flights were scheduled from RNO to PHX over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 7,094 that made the trip, 86.2% 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
7,141
Arrived on time
86.2%
Cancelled
0.6%
Scheduled distance
601 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 RNO–PHX, 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
American Airlines 85.8% 120 min 0.6% 3,271
Southwest Airlines 86.3% 60 min 0.6% 2,692
SkyWest Airlines 87.3% 115 min 0.3% 603
Envoy Air 86.8% 65 min 0.4% 535

Month by month

July was the month to avoid on RNO–PHX: 81.4% of flights arrived on time, against 89.9% in January. 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, 86.2%.
Arrival on-time share, RNO to PHX, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 89.9% 583
February 87.3% 568
March 86.5% 643
April 86.5% 624
May 88.1% 616
June 83.7% 612
July 81.4% 604
August 84.5% 597
September 86.8% 528
October 87.8% 575
November 85.9% 598
December 86.1% 593

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.

RNO to PHX in one number

RNO → PHX

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 93 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 7,141 flights

86.2% of flights arrived on time

Questions about RNO to PHX

Which airline is most reliable from RNO to PHX?
SkyWest Airlines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 87.3% of the time, with 603 scheduled. American Airlines came in at 85.8% over 3,271 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly RNO to PHX?
July, at 81.4% of arrivals on time, with 604 flights scheduled. January was the best of the year at 89.9%.
How late are RNO–PHX flights when they are late?
93 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 RNO to PHX flight cancelled?
0.6% 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 PHX 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.