RNO to PDX flight delays
Reno, NV (RNO) Portland, OR (PDX) · 444 miles
306 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
93.14%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
151 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
11 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The shape of the lateness matters here. Flights on this route are not late often, but when they are late they are late by about 151 minutes — long enough to lose a connection or an evening. The on-time percentage looks reassuring and understates the consequence of being on the wrong flight.
The season swings this route hard. In January it ran 21.1 points more punctual than in February — 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.
Flights from Reno to Portland are among the most dependable in the record. A route this punctual is usually a short hop between airports with slots to spare.
The route has been getting worse. The later months run 8.4 points less punctual than the earlier ones. A drift of that size is rarely weather; it is more often an airline adding frequencies faster than the airports can absorb them.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, SkyWest Airlines arrived on time most often on RNO to PDX. Alaska Airlines was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in January and worst in February.
Every airline on RNO to PDX
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines | 157 | 91.08% | 0% | 144 min | A |
| SkyWest Airlines | 149 | 95.3% | 0% | 166 min | A |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
PDX to RNO Portland back to Reno 90.23% on time AOther routes from Reno
Common questions
Are flights from Reno to Portland usually delayed?
93.14% of flights on the RNO to PDX route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 1 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Reno to Portland?
SkyWest Airlines, at 95.3% on time across 149 flights. The least punctual on the route was Alaska Airlines at 91.08%.
How often are RNO to PDX flights cancelled?
0% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 1 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Reno to Portland?
January, when 100% of flights arrived on time. The worst was February at 78.9%.
When RNO to PDX flights are late, how late are they?
About 151 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 RNO to PDX during January 2025 – August 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 →