RNO to SEA flight delays
Reno, NV (RNO) Seattle, WA (SEA) · 564 miles
910 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
74.55%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.43%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
51 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
14 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In May it ran 34.7 points more punctual than in August — 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.
The route has been getting better. The later months in the record run 14.6 points more punctual than the earlier ones, which usually means a schedule that was too tight has been given more room.
This route does worse than its own airport. RNO as a whole runs 7 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.
Only Alaska Airlines flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, Alaska Airlines arrived on time most often on RNO to SEA. Flights ran closest to schedule in May and worst in August.
Every airline on RNO to SEA
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 | 811 | 75.03% | 1.6% | 52 min | D |
| SkyWest Airlines | 99 | 70.71% | 0% | 43 min | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
SEA to RNO Seattle back to Reno 76.42% on time COther routes from Reno
Common questions
Are flights from Reno to Seattle usually delayed?
74.55% of flights on the RNO to SEA route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is about the same as the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Reno to Seattle?
Only Alaska Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 811 flights and 75.03% arriving on time.
How often are RNO to SEA flights cancelled?
1.43% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 14 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Reno to Seattle?
May, when 92% of flights arrived on time. The worst was August at 57.3%.
When RNO to SEA flights are late, how late are they?
About 51 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 SEA 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 →