Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

The nonstop is quickest: Southwest AUS → RNO (3h 40m), on time 7 times in 10. Delta via Salt Lake City (5h 54m) is more reliable, 84%, but takes 2h 14m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	AUS	RNO	3h 40m	70%	1.0%	191	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Reno on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Reno is 2 h behind Austin). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest + Alaskatwo ticketsDetails →	AUS 06:45 → SAN 07:35WN 4469	1h 55m San Diego	SAN 09:30 → RNO 11:27AS 3110 · flown by SkyWest	6h 42m	100%	94%
United Details →	AUS 06:00 → LAX 07:40UA 4642 · flown by SkyWest	1h 37m Los Angeles	LAX 09:17 → RNO 10:56UA 5410 · flown by SkyWest	6h 56m	99%	93%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	AUS 17:30 → LAX 18:40WN 334	3h 19m Los Angeles	LAX 21:59 → RNO 23:32DL 3929 · flown by SkyWest	8h 02m	97%	86%
Frontier + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	AUS 06:30 → DEN 07:49F9 1815	3h 31m Denver	DEN 11:20 → RNO 12:39UA 2167	8h 09m	98%	85%
Delta Details →	AUS 08:15 → SLC 10:13DL 2618	1h 27m Salt Lake City	SLC 11:40 → RNO 12:09DL 1595	5h 54m	96%	84%
United Details →	AUS 12:55 → DEN 14:14UA 1541	1h 56m Denver	DEN 16:10 → RNO 17:36UA 1604	6h 41m	99%	84%
Southwest Details →	AUS 05:50 → LAS 06:35WN 321	2h 37m Las Vegas	LAS 09:12 → RNO 10:38WN 3179	6h 42m	100%	84%
Delta Details →	AUS 13:36 → LAX 14:53DL 946	1h 56m Los Angeles	LAX 16:49 → RNO 18:20DL 4126 · flown by SkyWest	6h 44m	96%	84%
Tight connection: often missed
Alaska Details →	AUS 08:30 → SEA 10:58AS 215	55m Seattle	SEA 11:53 → RNO 13:50AS 273	7h 20m	62%	51%
United Details →	AUS 18:29 → DEN 20:00UA 439	1h 00m Denver	DEN 21:00 → RNO 22:26UA 2852	5h 57m	68%	42%
United Details →	AUS 20:01 → SFO 21:50UA 292	55m San Francisco	SFO 22:45 → RNO 23:58UA 1757	5h 57m	63%	39%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

DEN · 50m · leaves 05:45 5%

SFO · 1h 08m · leaves 05:20 6%

LAS · 1h 17m · leaves 09:22 6%

Afternoon and evening

DEN · 1h 03m · leaves 18:35 52%

LAS · 1h 00m · leaves 20:30 64%

PHX · 50m · leaves 19:35 72%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON