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

The best bet has a stop: Southwest via Denver (5h 55m) reaches Reno on time 4 times in 5, against 71% on the nonstop.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	MDW	RNO	4h 10m	71%	0.0%	102	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 Chicago). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	MDW 05:15 → DEN 06:50WN 2989	1h 00m Denver	DEN 07:50 → RNO 09:10WN 2689	5h 55m	98%	81%
Southwest Details →	MDW 05:20 → PHX 06:55WN 2858	55m Phoenix	PHX 07:50 → RNO 09:40WN 146	6h 20m	85%	75%
Southwest Details →	MDW 06:30 → LAS 08:20WN 1182	52m Las Vegas	LAS 09:12 → RNO 10:38WN 3179	6h 02m	82%	69%
Southwest Details →	MDW 07:30 → LAS 09:20WN 347	2h 05m Las Vegas	LAS 11:25 → RNO 12:55WN 5056	7h 25m	100%	69%
Southwest Details →	MDW 10:10 → LAS 12:00WN 2794	2h 00m Las Vegas	LAS 14:00 → RNO 15:30WN 2104	7h 20m	96%	67%
Southwest Details →	MDW 09:48 → AUS 12:22WN 2727	1h 38m Austin	AUS 14:00 → RNO 15:25WN 4078	7h 37m	100%	67%
Southwest Details →	MDW 14:18 → LAS 16:12WN 2795	2h 58m Las Vegas	LAS 19:10 → RNO 20:35WN 792	8h 17m	100%	66%
Delta Details →	MDW 13:49 → MSP 15:33DL 4820 · flown by Endeavor	2h 37m Minneapolis	MSP 18:10 → RNO 19:49DL 2560	8h 00m	89%	66%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	MDW 18:00 → DEN 19:45WN 1497	1h 23m Denver	DEN 21:08 → RNO 22:32WN 1696	6h 33m	72%	33%

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 00m · leaves 05:15 2%

LAS · 52m · leaves 06:30 18%

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.


Southwest WN 2809 MDW 10:05 → PDX Alaska AS 2206 PDX 15:01 → RNO Connection details →	2h 36m	8h 25m	100%	90%
Southwest WN 2951 MDW 10:02 → SLC Delta DL 3732 SLC 16:20 → RNO Connection details →	3h 52m	8h 57m	100%	90%
Southwest WN 2433 MDW 10:10 → LAX United UA 5722 LAX 16:12 → RNO Connection details →	3h 42m	9h 36m	99%	89%

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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