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

No clear winner: American’s DFW → RNO flights land within a few points of 72% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


American	DFW	RNO	3h 34m	72%	3.1%	1,264	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

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 Dallas-Fort Worth). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	DFW 13:40 → PHX 14:08AA 2113	2h 29m Phoenix	PHX 16:37 → RNO 18:31AA 4053 · flown by Envoy	6h 51m	97%	88%
Delta Details →	DFW 13:45 → LAX 14:58DL 521	1h 51m Los Angeles	LAX 16:49 → RNO 18:20DL 4126 · flown by SkyWest	6h 35m	97%	86%
Delta Details →	DFW 12:30 → SLC 14:25DL 2798	1h 55m Salt Lake City	SLC 16:20 → RNO 16:59DL 3732 · flown by SkyWest	6h 29m	97%	85%
Delta Details →	DFW 07:45 → SLC 09:34DL 1291	2h 06m Salt Lake City	SLC 11:40 → RNO 12:09DL 1595	6h 24m	96%	83%
United Details →	DFW 11:35 → DEN 12:45UA 2049	3h 25m Denver	DEN 16:10 → RNO 17:36UA 1604	8h 01m	97%	82%
United Details →	DFW 08:45 → DEN 10:06UA 644	1h 14m Denver	DEN 11:20 → RNO 12:39UA 2167	5h 54m	94%	82%
Alaska Details →	DFW 06:24 → SEA 08:45AS 543	3h 08m Seattle	SEA 11:53 → RNO 13:50AS 273	9h 26m	99%	82%
Alaska Details →	DFW 16:16 → SEA 18:37AS 1580	2h 15m Seattle	SEA 20:52 → RNO 22:40AS 736	8h 24m	100%	79%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	DFW 16:13 → ORD 18:55UA 2299	1h 35m Chicago	ORD 20:30 → RNO 23:03UA 2243	8h 50m	73%	42%
United Details →	DFW 16:50 → DEN 18:20UA 1303	1h 05m Denver	DEN 19:25 → RNO 20:50UA 719	6h 00m	59%	40%
American Details →	DFW 19:14 → PHX 19:43AA 818	55m Phoenix	PHX 20:38 → RNO 22:25AA 1765	5h 11m	50%	35%

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 · 1h 14m · leaves 08:45 6%

Afternoon and evening

DEN · 1h 05m · leaves 16:50 41%

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.


American AA 2287 DFW 09:01 → PDX Alaska AS 2206 PDX 15:01 → RNO Connection details →	4h 00m	9h 29m	100%	90%
American AA 1996 DFW 08:35 → LAX Delta DL 3902 LAX 12:56 → RNO Connection details →	3h 07m	7h 58m	97%	86%
American AA 2041 DFW 11:41 → LAX Delta DL 4126 LAX 16:49 → RNO Connection details →	3h 56m	8h 39m	97%	85%

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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