Flights Seattle → Reno
SEA → RNO
Route overview
The flight route from Seattle to Reno operates with a high on-time performance rate of 83%, with an average delay of just 6.1 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 260 flights using the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles 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 Seattle (SEA) → Reno (RNO) route is operated by Alaska Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 342 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.75%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.2/100 (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 Seattle the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Reno: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Seattle (SEA) to Reno (RNO) heads south for about 907 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 33m.
Departures from Seattle on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 35% of SEA-RNO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Seattle the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Reno it is 3.3 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 342 tracked SEA-RNO flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 1.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about SEA-RNO
On the Seattle (SEA) -> Reno (RNO) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 342 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Seattle-Reno is 1.75% across 342 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Alaska 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.
