Flights San Francisco → Reno
SFO → RNO
How long is the flight from San Francisco to Reno?
The flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Reno (RNO) takes 40 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from San Francisco to Reno operates with a Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 77%. Over the course of the year, there have been 528 flights with an average delay time of 12.7 minutes, serving a destination airport that handles approximately 4,310,958 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 San Francisco (SFO) → Reno (RNO) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 1150 flights monitored in recent months, 69% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 22 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.61%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Reno the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Reno: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Francisco (SFO) to Reno (RNO) heads north-east for about 308 km, a flight time of roughly 40m.
Departures from San Francisco on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 41% of SFO-RNO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Reno it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,150 tracked SFO-RNO flights, 69% left on time with an average delay of 22 min and a 0.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about SFO-RNO
The flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Reno (RNO) takes 40 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the San Francisco (SFO) -> Reno (RNO) route, on-time performance is 69% with an average delay of 22 minutes, based on 1150 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Francisco-Reno is 0.61% across 1150 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United 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.
