JFK to RNO flight delays
New York, NY (JFK) Reno, NV (RNO) · 2,411 miles
273 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
59.77%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
2.93%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
91 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
38 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In August it ran 40.9 points more punctual than in July — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
This is a late route. Flights from New York to Reno miss their scheduled arrival often enough that a tight connection at the far end is a connection at risk.
Cancellation, not delay, is the risk worth pricing here: 2.93% of scheduled flights never operated. A late flight still gets you there. A cancelled one leaves you rebooking, and on a route with few daily departures that can mean losing a day.
This route does worse than its own airport. JFK as a whole runs 19.8 points more punctual than these flights, which points at something specific to the route — the time of day it is scheduled, or the aircraft that feed it — rather than the airport.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, JetBlue Airways arrived on time most often on JFK to RNO. Flights ran closest to schedule in September and worst in January.
Every airline on JFK to RNO
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JetBlue Airways | 273 | 59.77% | 2.93% | 91 min | F |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
RNO to JFK Reno back to New York 58.62% on time FOther routes from New York
Common questions
Are flights from New York to Reno usually delayed?
59.77% of flights on the JFK to RNO route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 4 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from New York to Reno?
Only JetBlue Airways appears in the published record on this route, with 273 flights and 59.77% arriving on time.
How often are JFK to RNO flights cancelled?
2.93% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 29 in every thousand. That is high enough that cancellation, not delay, is the risk worth planning around.
What is the best month to fly New York to Reno?
August, when 82.8% of flights arrived on time. The worst was July at 41.9%.
When JFK to RNO flights are late, how late are they?
About 91 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on JFK to RNO during July 2024 – July 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →