Flights Denver → Reno
DEN → RNO
Route overview
The flight route from Denver to Reno operates with an average on-time performance of 75%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 13.6 minutes. Over the past year, there have been 556 total flights on this route, each operated by an Airbus A320 aircraft.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Denver (DEN) → Reno (RNO) route is operated by United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 750 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.67%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Reno the average ATFM delay is 3.3 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Reno: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to Reno (RNO) heads west for about 1,291 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 2m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 36% of DEN-RNO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Reno it is 3.3 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 750 tracked DEN-RNO flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 0.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-RNO
On the Denver (DEN) -> Reno (RNO) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 750 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Reno is 0.67% across 750 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: United Airlines, Southwest Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
