Flights Salt Lake City → Reno
SLC → RNO
Route overview
The flight route from Salt Lake City to Reno has an on-time performance rate of 86%, with an average delay of 5.3 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 267 flights, serving the high traffic destination airport in Reno which accommodates nearly 4.3 million passengers annually.
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 Salt Lake City (SLC) → Reno (RNO) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 365 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 6 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.27%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14/100 (low), 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 Salt Lake City the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Reno: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Reno (RNO) heads west for about 677 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 16m.
Departures from Salt Lake City on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 35% of SLC-RNO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Salt Lake City the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Reno it is 3.3 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 365 tracked SLC-RNO flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 6 min and a 0.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about SLC-RNO
On the Salt Lake City (SLC) -> Reno (RNO) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 6 minutes, based on 365 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Salt Lake City-Reno is 0.27% across 365 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Reno, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
