Reno, NV

What the Data Says About RNO

Reno, NV in Reno, Nevada handled 229,410 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 82.5% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 40,156 experienced delays, 2,351 were cancelled, and 290 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.02%, the diversion rate to 0.13%, and the average delay when departures run late is 69.9 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing RNO against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at RNO, Late Aircraft leads the pack. Late Aircraft accounts for 41.5% of total delay minutes, followed by Carrier at 35.6% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 18.4%. Weather contributes 4.4% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.1%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, November runs the cleanest at RNO with a 93.6% on-time rate, while July is the roughest at 89.3% — a 4-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in August, when average flights hit 3,623. The busiest route from RNO is to RNO (Reno), with 21,182 flights at a 79.1% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 82.5% on-time, 69.9-minute average delay, 1.02% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Reno, NV.