Route Reliability

Route reliability

Reno (RNO) to Las Vegas (LAS): which airline is most on time?

On-time arrivals, cancellations and long delays for every airline that reported nonstop flights from Reno, NV (RNO) to Las Vegas, NV (LAS), September 2025 to August 2026.

Historical performance Official DOT data through August 2026 · Not live flight status

Reno, NVLas Vegas, NV

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Three-letter airport codes, nonstop U.S. domestic flights. One direction at a time.

Route at a glance · September 2025 to August 2026

RNO to LAS

Reno, NV to Las Vegas, NV

On time
80.6%vs 75.6% U.S. average Better than average
Cancelled
0.9%vs 1.9% U.S. average Better than average
60+ min late
6.5%vs 8.1% U.S. average Better than average
Scheduled flights
4,136in 12 months3 airlines
Most reliable airline
Spirit Airlines85.0% on time · 419 flights

On time more often than the U.S. average, with fewer cancellations.

Compared with all U.S. flights, September 2025 to August 2026. “About average” means within 1.5 points for on time, 0.3 for cancelled and 1 for 60+ minutes late.

Airlines on this route

Ranked by on-time arrival

Airlines from RNO to LAS, September 2025 to August 2026. Rates are shares of all scheduled flights.
Airline On time Cancelled 60+ min late Avg delay when late Diverted Flights
1. Spirit Airlines Most reliable 85.0% 1.9% 6.0% 83 min 0.0% 419
2. Southwest Airlines 81.6% 0.7% 5.5% 56 min 0.1% 3,374
3. Frontier Airlines 64.7% 2.0% 17.2% 91 min 0.3% 343

On time = arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Avg delay when late = average arrival delay of flights 15+ minutes late. "Most reliable" needs at least 300 flights in 12 months. Tap a heading to sort.

What this means

Spirit Airlines has the strongest record on this route.

  • Spirit Airlines had the best on-time record from Reno (RNO) to Las Vegas (LAS): 85.0% of its 419 scheduled flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, compared with 64.7% for Frontier Airlines.
  • 0.9% of flights on this route were cancelled (about 1 in 111), 1.0 points lower than the U.S. average of 1.9%.
  • 6.5% of flights, about 1 in 15, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 63 min.
  • Overall, 80.6% of flights on this route arrived on time, 5.0 points higher than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
  • Over the last 3 years, November was the most reliable month on this route (86.6% on time) and July the least reliable (74.4%).
  • Cancellations peaked in February, when 3.1% of flights were cancelled.
  • Flights scheduled to depart before 6 am were the most punctual (97.1% on time); flights scheduled to depart 7 pm to 8 pm were the least (64.3%).
  • In the other direction, Las Vegas (LAS) to Reno (RNO), 78.2% of flights were on time and 0.9% were cancelled. Compare airlines LAS to RNO.

Best and worst months to fly RNO to LAS

Jan 84.7%
Feb 81.4%
Mar 77.5%
Apr 81.2%
May 82.7%
Jun 80.3%
Jul 74.4%
Aug 76.7%
Sep 80.2%
Oct 81.2%
Nov 86.6%
Dec 85.2%
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 80.6%
All airlines combined, by calendar month, September 2023 to August 2026 (3 years pooled). Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
January 84.7% 959
February 81.4% 915
March 77.5% 1,091
April 81.2% 1,038
May 82.7% 1,039
June 80.3% 1,041
July 74.4% 1,102
August 76.7% 1,081
September 80.2% 1,048
October 81.2% 1,101
November 86.6% 1,054
December 85.2% 1,021
Best and worst calendar month by airline, September 2023 to August 2026.
AirlineBest monthWorst month
Spirit Airlines January (88.2%) July (69.3%)
Southwest Airlines November (86.9%) July (76.4%)

Month by month, last 12 months

Sep 78.3%
Oct 78.7%
Nov 83.9%
Dec 81.4%
Jan 90.3%
Feb 85.4%
Mar 81.3%
Apr 79.9%
May 81.6%
Jun 76.4%
Jul 78.1%
Aug 73.7%
Share of scheduled flights on time U.S. average 75.6%
All airlines combined, September 2025 to August 2026. Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
Sep 2025 78.3% 323
Oct 2025 78.7% 338
Nov 2025 83.9% 322
Dec 2025 81.4% 307
Jan 2026 90.3% 320
Feb 2026 85.4% 328
Mar 2026 81.3% 385
Apr 2026 79.9% 349
May 2026 81.6% 316
Jun 2026 76.4% 368
Jul 2026 78.1% 411
Aug 2026 73.7% 369

Best and worst departure times

<6a 97.1%
6a 95.8%
7a 92.6%
8a 91.9%
9a 91.5%
10a 86.7%
11a 81.1%
12p 83.7%
1p 71.1%
2p 76.1%
3p 71.7%
4p 69.8%
5p 69.3%
6p 72.1%
7p 64.3%
8p 71.8%
9p 74.5%
10p Insufficient sample
Share of scheduled flights on time
By scheduled local departure hour at RNO, September 2025 to August 2026. Hours with no scheduled flights are omitted. Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
Departing before 6 am 97.1% 307
Departing 6 am to 7 am 95.8% 336
Departing 7 am to 8 am 92.6% 149
Departing 8 am to 9 am 91.9% 210
Departing 9 am to 10 am 91.5% 236
Departing 10 am to 11 am 86.7% 256
Departing 11 am to noon 81.1% 302
Departing noon to 1 pm 83.7% 276
Departing 1 pm to 2 pm 71.1% 211
Departing 2 pm to 3 pm 76.1% 247
Departing 3 pm to 4 pm 71.7% 269
Departing 4 pm to 5 pm 69.8% 258
Departing 5 pm to 6 pm 69.3% 212
Departing 6 pm to 7 pm 72.1% 165
Departing 7 pm to 8 pm 64.3% 230
Departing 8 pm to 9 pm 71.8% 330
Departing 9 pm to 10 pm 74.5% 137
Departing 10 pm to 11 pm Insufficient sample 5
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Sources & data dates

Source
U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987-present)
Period
September 2025 to August 2026 (12 months); month-of-year patterns September 2023 to August 2026
Data through
August 2026
Processed
2026-11-03
Scope
Nonstop scheduled flights from Reno, NV (RNO) to Las Vegas, NV (LAS), one direction. Airlines that report to the DOT only.
Method
Rates use all scheduled flights as the denominator; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Figures based on fewer than 50 scheduled flights are suppressed. Full methodology.

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