Route · AUS → RNO · 2020–2025 BTS data
Austin to Reno
According to PlainFlights' route traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), AUS to RNO (Austin to Reno) ranks #4863 of 4927 tracked domestic routes by total flights (most flights = #1).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 66.5%
- On-time
- -12.5 pts
- vs US avg
- 66 min
- Delay when late
- 547
- Flights
- #4863 of 4927
- Corpus placement
Cancelled
1.1%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
1,405 mi
Carriers
2
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2025 | 31 | 14 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2024 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | MQ |
| Jun 2024 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | MQ |
| May 2023 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | MQ |
| Apr 2023 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | MQ |
| Mar 2023 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 1 | MQ |
| Jan 2023 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 0 | MQ |
| Dec 2022 | 47 | 25 | 2 | 1 | MQ |
| Oct 2022 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | MQ |
| Sep 2022 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | MQ |
| Aug 2022 | 31 | 18 | 1 | 0 | MQ |
| Jul 2022 | 31 | 19 | 0 | 0 | MQ |
| Jun 2022 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 0 | MQ |
| May 2022 | 31 | 19 | 0 | 0 | MQ |
| Apr 2022 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | MQ |
| Mar 2022 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | MQ |
| Jan 2022 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 1 | MQ |
AUS–RNO seasonal on-time pattern
Best: January (83.1%) · weakest: August (41.9%)
Strongest calendar month
January
83.1% on-time · ~36 flights/mo
Busiest calendar month
December
~47 flights/mo avg
Weakest calendar month
August
41.9% on-time · ~31 flights/mo
Cancellation Rate
1.1%
6 of 547 flights
Diversion Rate
0.5%
3 of 547 flights
Explore origin & destination
On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
AUS - Austin
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Austin, TX.
AUS on-time profileRNO - Reno
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Reno, NV.
RNO on-time profileCompare the two airports
See AUS and RNO side by side on delays, cancellations, and reliability.
Compare AUS vs RNOOrigin-hub reliability standing
Softer reliability from AUS
Among 55 routes leaving AUS, only 7 (including this one) clear below 75% on-time, while 3 stay ≥85% and 45 sit mid-band. Travelers comparing AUS options should weigh this 66.5% print against those peers · fleet on-time rank #4888 of 4927.
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What the Data Says About AUS to RNO
On-time performance on the AUS to RNO pairing (Austin to Reno) trails a chunk of the network: 66.5% of 547 tracked flights arrived on schedule, with a 66.4-minute average delay on the ones that ran late. The route spans about 1,405 miles across 2 carriers. Cancellations over the trailing 24 months hit 1.1% (6 of 547 flights), with 0.5% diverted.
Monthly performance data for this route did not show a clear best/worst split in the sample window; review the monthly table above for period-by-period detail.
On the multi-year calendar, AUS–RNO peaks in January at 83.1% on-time while December carries the heaviest traffic (~47 flights per month) ; the softest month is August at 41.9%, a 41.2-point swing that repeats because the corridor's weather and holiday mix stays stable year to year.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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Using AUS–RNO data
AUS–RNO sits 12.5 pts below the national 79% average; check the seasonal chart and airport profiles before treating the headline as typical.
- Compare AUS and RNO airport profiles: delay causes and top routes differ even on the same corridor. AUS airport
- If your dates flex, January (83.1% on-time) beats August (41.9%) on this corridor. Seasonal chart
- 4 other routes post a similar 66.5% on-time rate; compare before you commit to this pairing. Similar routes
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers on this origin–destination pair, not any single flight or booking recommendation.
Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates this specific route's on-time performance and monthly trend, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.