Flights Reno → Dallas-Fort Worth
RNO → DFW
Route overview
The flight route from Reno to Dallas-Fort Worth operates with a high frequency of 334 flights, using aircraft such as the McDonnell Douglas MD-83 and Boeing 737-800. With an on-time performance rate of 78%, these flights average a delay of 19.4 minutes, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at 87,817,864 passengers per year.
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 Reno (RNO) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 431 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.93%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Reno the average ATFM delay is 3.3 minutes.
Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Reno (RNO) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads east for about 2,161 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 7m.
Departures from Reno on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 48% of RNO-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Reno the average ATFM delay is 3.3 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 431 tracked RNO-DFW flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 0.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about RNO-DFW
On the Reno (RNO) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 431 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Reno-Dallas-Fort Worth is 0.93% across 431 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
