Flights Reno → San Jose
RNO → SJC
Route overview
The flight route from Reno to San Jose operates with a De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 59%. Over the course of the year, there have been 59 flights on this route, each averaging a delay of 17.6 minutes. The destination airport sees over eleven million passengers annually, indicating significant traffic.
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) → San Jose (SJC) route is operated by Alaska Airlines. Across 90 flights monitored in recent months, 61% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14.1/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Jose the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Reno the average ATFM delay is 3.3 minutes.
Heading to San Jose: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Reno (RNO) to San Jose (SJC) heads south-west for about 303 km, a flight time of roughly 48m.
Departures from Reno on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 44% of RNO-SJC flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Reno the average ATFM delay is 3.3 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into San Jose it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 90 tracked RNO-SJC flights, 61% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about RNO-SJC
On the Reno (RNO) -> San Jose (SJC) route, on-time performance is 61% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 90 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Reno-San Jose is 0.00% across 90 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Alaska 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.
