According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Reno, NV (RNO) ranks #66 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Reno, NV posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a high-volume U.S. airport.
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RNO on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes: 1,367,180.
Late Aircraft41.5% (567,114 min)
Carrier35.6% (487,022 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)18.4% (251,192 min)
Weather4.4% (59,842 min)
Security0.1% (2,010 min)
RNO - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: November (93.6%) · worst: July (89.3%)
RNO - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
RNO - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 16.8 min · taxi-in 5.1 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
RNO's average taxi-out (16.8 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 14.7 min (June 2024) to 19.0 min (January 2025).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Reno, NV, both outside Nevada so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.
The standout signal at Reno, NV is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 41.5% of 1,367,180 delay minutes across 229,410 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 82.5% (3.5 pts above the 79% national average), with 40,156 delayed and 2,351 cancelled (1.02%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (41.5% late-aircraft, 35.6% carrier, 18.4% NAS, 4.4% weather, 0.1% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.
On the multi-year calendar, RNO is strongest in November (93.6% on-time) and weakest in July (89.3%), a 4.3-point swing. Volume peaks in August (~3,623 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to LAS (Las Vegas) at 79.1% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Reno, NV vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
82.5%Top 61%higher than 39% of 382 airports
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U.S. airports by on-time rate, bucketed by value
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Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
RNO's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from RNO before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in November rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 16.8 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times →
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Reno, NV's on-time rate?
Reno, NV (RNO) has a 82.5% on-time rate across 229,410 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 3.5 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the below-median on-time performance.
How does RNO rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Reno, NV ranks #66 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a high-volume U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Reno, NV?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at RNO, accounting for 41.5% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 41.5% late-aircraft, 35.6% carrier, 18.4% NAS/air-traffic-control, 4.4% weather, and 0.1% security.
When is the best time to fly through Reno, NV?
November is historically RNO's strongest month at 93.6% on-time, while July is the weakest at 89.3%, a 4.3-point swing across the BTS historical record.
Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights