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

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 86% on time.

Nonstops


American	RNO	PHX	1h 49m	86%	0.8%	1,442	Flying now
Southwest	RNO	PHX	1h 50m	85%	0.3%	962	Flying now
Frontier	RNO	PHX	1h 52m	85%	2.5%	40	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Phoenix on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	RNO 07:05 → BUR 08:25WN 3442	3h 30m Burbank	BUR 11:55 → PHX 13:30WN 816	6h 25m	100%	91%
United Details →	RNO 10:12 → LAX 12:05UA 5328 · flown by SkyWest	1h 00m Los Angeles	LAX 13:05 → PHX 14:42UA 5450 · flown by SkyWest	4h 30m	94%	91%
United Details →	RNO 06:00 → LAX 07:38UA 2096	59m Los Angeles	LAX 08:37 → PHX 10:06UA 659	4h 06m	97%	90%
Southwest Details →	RNO 05:20 → LAS 06:40WN 3445	1h 15m Las Vegas	LAS 07:55 → PHX 09:15WN 209	3h 55m	98%	89%
Southwest Details →	RNO 06:45 → LGB 08:10WN 528	1h 55m Long Beach	LGB 10:05 → PHX 11:25WN 2492	4h 40m	100%	88%
Delta Details →	RNO 17:45 → SLC 20:21DL 3732 · flown by SkyWest	2h 24m Salt Lake City	SLC 22:45 → PHX 23:31DL 1496	5h 46m	99%	86%
Southwest Details →	RNO 09:30 → LAS 10:55WN 2272	1h 35m Las Vegas	LAS 12:30 → PHX 13:50WN 2311	4h 20m	100%	86%
United Details →	RNO 05:30 → DEN 08:47UA 225	2h 38m Denver	DEN 11:25 → PHX 12:25UA 1686	6h 55m	99%	86%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	RNO 14:05 → SFO 15:30UA 4779 · flown by SkyWest	55m San Francisco	SFO 16:25 → PHX 18:39UA 574	4h 34m	53%	38%
Southwest Details →	RNO 09:20 → DAL 14:30WN 1283	50m Dallas	DAL 15:20 → PHX 15:45WN 4129	6h 25m	61%	31%
United Details →	RNO 08:00 → SFO 09:15UA 2317	50m San Francisco	SFO 10:05 → PHX 12:14UA 500	4h 14m	11%	8%

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

LAS · 1h 15m · leaves 05:20 2%

LAX · 59m · leaves 06:00 3%

SAN · 50m · leaves 05:40 19%

Afternoon and evening

LGB · 1h 05m · leaves 17:40 29%

SAN · 55m · leaves 17:15 64%

SFO · 1h 08m · leaves 18:55 81%

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 4750 RNO 06:20 → LAS American AA 2004 LAS 09:56 → PHX Connection details →	2h 16m	4h 48m	100%	92%
Southwest WN 3512 RNO 12:40 → LAX United UA 5457 LAX 16:22 → PHX Connection details →	2h 12m	5h 19m	92%	90%
United UA 2096 RNO 06:00 → LAX American AA 1668 LAX 10:00 → PHX Connection details →	2h 22m	5h 28m	97%	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