Flights Reno → Denver
RNO → DEN
Route overview
The flight route from Reno to Denver operates with an average on-time performance of 86%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 8.4 minutes. The Airbus A320 aircraft serves this busy route, which connects to one of the largest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic, handling over 82 million passengers per year at its destination in Denver, an airport that has been operational since 1989.
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) → Denver (DEN) route is operated by United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 749 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.80%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Reno the average ATFM delay is 3.3 minutes.
Heading to Denver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Reno (RNO) to Denver (DEN) heads east for about 1,291 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 2m.
Departures from Reno on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 45% of RNO-DEN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Reno the average ATFM delay is 3.3 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Denver it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 749 tracked RNO-DEN flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 0.8% 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 RNO-DEN
On the Reno (RNO) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 749 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Reno-Denver is 0.80% across 749 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.
