Flights San Jose → Reno
SJC → RNO
Route overview
The flight route from San Jose to Reno operates with high punctuality, boasting a 97% on-time performance rate and an average arrival time that is actually one minute ahead of schedule. Over the course of fifty-nine flights, this route utilizes De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash aircraft, serving a destination airport that sees nearly four 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 San Jose (SJC) → Reno (RNO) route is operated by Alaska Airlines. Across 90 flights monitored in recent months, 93% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of -1 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.1/100 (medium), 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 San Jose the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Reno: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Jose (SJC) to Reno (RNO) heads north-east for about 303 km, a flight time of roughly 48m.
Departures from San Jose on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 96% of SJC-RNO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Jose the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Reno it is 3.3 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 90 tracked SJC-RNO flights, 93% left on time with an average delay of -1 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 SJC-RNO
On the San Jose (SJC) -> Reno (RNO) route, on-time performance is 93% with an average delay of -1 minutes, based on 90 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Jose-Reno 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.
