LAX → RNO Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines · Los Angeles, CA to Reno, NV · 343 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-29 · aggregated across 23 flight numbers

This route runs much more reliably at some times of day than others — 96% on-time departing 9am–12pm vs. 50% departing 9pm–12am.
On-time arrival
72%
Median delay
-3 min
90th percentile
+42 min
Cancellation rate
1%

How on-time is Southwest Airlines from LAX to RNO?

Across every Southwest Airlines flight number on LAX → RNO (343 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-29), 72% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -3 min; the worst 10% ran +42 min or later. 1% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time24472%
16-30 min3811%
31-60 min3410%
61-120 min196%
2+ hrs41%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-073566%+14 min
2025-083972%+11 min
2025-093773%+3 min
2025-102677%+13 min
2025-112979%-1 min
2025-123067%+19 min
2026-013181%-2 min
2026-022778%+3 min
2026-032471%+5 min
2026-042167%+6 min
2026-052361%+14 min
2026-061771%+17 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon5178%
Tue3174%
Wed3278%
Thu5258%
Fri5070%
Sat4888%
Sun7565%

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…