The flight time from Denver to Reno is 2 hours, 12 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves DEN Denver, CO 2 minutes late.
14 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 52 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives RNO Reno, NV 6 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
81%
Southwest
77%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Denver to Reno is 2 hours, 12 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 52 minutes.

The flight distance from Denver to Reno is 804 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Reno to Denver
2 hours, 6 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 10m
United
2h 13m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

44

Distance

804 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
26
Southwest
18

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Denver from Reno by plane?

The distance from Denver to Reno by plane is 804 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Denver to Reno?

The flight time from Denver to Reno is 2 hours, 12 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 52 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 10 minutes, and United the slowest taking 2 hours, 13 minutes.

What airlines fly from Denver to Reno?

United and Southwest are the airlines with direct flights from Denver to Reno.

Does Southwest fly from Denver to Reno?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Denver (DEN) to Reno (RNO). On average, they have 18 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Denver 2 minutes late
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 112 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Reno 6 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Denver to Reno, Southwest is 77% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 77% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 81% 18% 1%
Southwest 77% 22% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Denver and Reno, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Southwest 13 112 4 130
United 14 112 5 133

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
8pm 0.15
12pm 0.06
2pm 0.08
4pm 0.49
5pm 0.03
1pm 0.87
7am 0.13
9pm 0.26
9am 0.08
3pm 0.13
6pm 0.07
10pm 0.5
11am 0.98
10am 0.13
7pm 1.03
8am 1.25

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Denver to Reno that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 180
February 172
March 174
April 162
May 160
June 199
July 220
August 229
September 212
October 215
November 175
December 198

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Denver to Reno that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 6.4
Tuesday 6.23
Wednesday 6.27
Thursday 6.44
Friday 6.44
Saturday 5.6
Sunday 6.77

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
United 1
Southwest 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
8pm 13 114 4 132
12pm 11 112 4 129
2pm 13 110 4 130
4pm 15 114 5 134
5pm 14 111 4 130
1pm 14 113 5 134
7am 14 119 5 142
9pm 12 112 4 130
9am 14 112 5 131
3pm 13 111 4 129
6pm 13 114 4 128
10pm 12 112 4 129
11am 13 112 5 131
10am 13 112 4 131
7pm 16 112 5 134
8am 14 111 5 131
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.