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Route · 12 months to July 2026
Reno to San Francisco: on-time record
Reno/Tahoe International to San Francisco International
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report. Data through July 2026; this is a monthly history, not live flight status.
In the 12 months to July 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 1,928 flights from Reno (RNO) to San Francisco (SFO), a distance of 192 miles. 60.9% of them arrived within 15 minutes of schedule.
That is 15.1 points below the national on-time share of 76.0% for the same period and 19.3 points below the 80.2% recorded for all departures from RNO. Flights that did arrive were 18.6 min late on average, and 1.4% of scheduled flights were cancelled (national: 1.8%).
2 reporting carriers flew the route at least 60 times. United Airlines had the highest on-time share at 61.1% of 932 flights; SkyWest Airlines had the lowest at 60.8% of 996.
By scheduled departure hour (local time at RNO), flights leaving from 6 am to 7 am had the highest on-time share, 92.0%; those leaving from 11 am to 12 pm had the lowest, 32.0%.
The on-time share is down 15.9 points on the previous 12 months (76.8%); cancellations moved from 1.0% to 1.4%.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category on this route, national aviation system 61%, air carrier 19% and late-arriving aircraft 18%.
- On time 60.9%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 37.6%
- Cancelled 1.4%
- Diverted 0.1%
Airlines on the route compared
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 996 | 52% | 60.8% | 18.1 min | 2.2% |
| UA United Airlines | 932 | 48% | 61.1% | 19.1 min | 0.5% |
Carriers with at least 24 flights in the 12 months to July 2026. The on-time pill is green when a carrier is at or above the route's overall share. Regional carriers operate flights sold under larger airlines' brands; BTS lists the carrier that operated the flight.
Compared with the airports and the nation
| Measure | RNO to SFO | All departures from RNO | All arrivals at SFO | All reported flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 60.9% | 80.2% | 67.2% | 76.0% |
| Arrived 15+ minutes late | 37.6% | 18.7% | 31.6% | 21.9% |
| Cancelled | 1.4% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.8% |
| Diverted | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Average arrival delay | 18.6 min | 4.8 min | 14.0 min | 8.1 min |
| Delay minutes per 100 flights | 2,546 | 1,403 | 2,198 | 1,684 |
| Scheduled flights | 1,928 | 21,028 | 147,716 | 7,043,858 |
12 months to July 2026. Delay minutes count late arrivals only (an early arrival is zero), so the per-100-flights row is a normalised total rather than an average of early and late.
The return direction, SFO to RNO, recorded 72.9% on time across 1,928 flights in the same period.
Month by month
Year on year: on time 60.9% against 76.8% (−15.9 pts), cancelled 1.4% against 1.0%, flights 1,928 against 1,726.
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Seasonality
| Calendar month | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg arrival delay | Years in sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 458 | 77.7% | 0.7% | 4.9 min | 3 |
| Feb | 423 | 62.2% | 3.8% | 17.6 min | 3 |
| Mar | 466 | 67.4% | 1.7% | 10.1 min | 3 |
| Apr | 466 | 60.9% | 1.1% | 20.7 min | 3 |
| May | 459 | 59.9% | 0.4% | 25.2 min | 3 |
| Jun | 372 | 63.2% | 0.3% | 19.3 min | 3 |
| Jul | 356 | 59.6% | 0.0% | 21.0 min | 3 |
| Aug | 349 | 79.1% | 0.0% | 8.7 min | 3 |
| Sep | 359 | 81.9% | 0.3% | 4.1 min | 3 |
| Oct | 407 | 79.4% | 0.0% | 5.3 min | 3 |
| Nov | 443 | 70.4% | 3.2% | 13.5 min | 3 |
| Dec | 449 | 71.3% | 1.3% | 13.4 min | 3 |
Each calendar month summed across the 36 months on file, so most rows combine three years. The pill compares the month with the route's own 12-month share.
Other routes from Reno (RNO)
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RNO–LAS | Reno to Las Vegas | 4,101 | 81.3% | 1.8 min | 0.8% |
| RNO–LAX | Reno to Los Angeles | 2,478 | 87.1% | -1.9 min | 0.5% |
| RNO–DEN | Reno to Denver | 2,469 | 86.5% | 0.4 min | 0.4% |
| RNO–PHX | Reno to Phoenix | 2,444 | 84.6% | 3.9 min | 0.6% |
| RNO–DFW | Reno to Dallas/Fort Worth | 1,264 | 77.3% | 13.3 min | 3.2% |
| RNO–SAN | Reno to San Diego | 1,208 | 70.8% | 9.6 min | 1.2% |
| RNO–SLC | Reno to Salt Lake City | 1,198 | 90.5% | -2.7 min | 0.2% |
| RNO–SEA | Reno to Seattle | 904 | 75.6% | 5.4 min | 1.1% |
All 24 routes and the airport record for RNO · airport record for SFO
Questions and answers
How often are flights from Reno to San Francisco on time?
60.9% of the 1,928 flights scheduled from RNO to SFO in the 12 months to July 2026 arrived less than 15 minutes after their scheduled time. The national share for the same period was 76.0%. Cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time.
Which airline has the highest on-time share from RNO to SFO?
Among reporting carriers with at least 60 flights on the route, United Airlines had the highest on-time share (61.1%), followed by SkyWest Airlines (60.8%). Differences of a point or two on a few hundred flights are small.
What causes delays between Reno and San Francisco?
For flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late, carriers attributed the delay minutes as follows: national aviation system 61%, air carrier 19%, late-arriving aircraft 18%, extreme weather 3%, security 0%. The categories are the carriers' own reports to BTS; weather that slows the wider system is usually recorded under the National Aviation System rather than extreme weather.
What time of day has the highest on-time share from RNO?
Flights scheduled to leave RNO from 6 am to 7 am arrived on time 92.0% of the time, the highest of any hour with enough flights to compare. The lowest was 11 am to 12 pm at 32.0%. Delays tend to build through the day as late aircraft carry over to later flights.
Is it getting better?
The on-time share for the 12 months to July 2026 was 60.9%, down 15.9 points on the previous 12 months (76.8%). The monthly chart on this page shows each of the last 36 months. Across those months, September had the highest on-time share (81.9%) and July the lowest (59.6%).
Where does this data come from?
Every figure is computed from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance files, which list each scheduled domestic flight by the carriers required to report. This page covers August 2023 to July 2026. It shows totals and averages only; it is not a live flight-status service.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987 to present), monthly files August 2023 to July 2026, a US government work in the public domain. Figures are totals and averages over all scheduled flights by reporting carriers on the route; no individual flight or aircraft is identified. Times are local to the departure airport. The load factor and passenger counts from the BTS T-100 series are not included in this edition. See the methodology; report processing errors through corrections.