The flight time from Los Angeles to Reno is 1 hour, 23 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves LAX Los Angeles, CA 3 minutes early.
15 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 2 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives RNO Reno, NV 7 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
100%
Delta
93%
United
89%
Alaska
87%
Southwest
86%
JetBlue
68%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Los Angeles to Reno is 1 hour, 23 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 2 minutes.

The flight distance from Los Angeles to Reno is 391 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Reno to Los Angeles
1 hour, 31 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 16m
Delta
1h 22m
American
1h 23m
JetBlue
1h 25m
Alaska
1h 26m
United
1h 32m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

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

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

50

Distance

391 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
20
Southwest
10
United
10
JetBlue
6
American
0
Alaska
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Los Angeles from Reno by plane?

The distance from Los Angeles to Reno by plane is 391 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Reno?

The flight time from Los Angeles to Reno is 1 hour, 23 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 2 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 16 minutes, and United the slowest taking 1 hour, 32 minutes.

What airlines fly from Los Angeles to Reno?

JetBlue, Delta, United, Alaska, Southwest, and American are the airlines with direct flights from Los Angeles to Reno.

Does Southwest fly from Los Angeles to Reno?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Los Angeles (LAX) to Reno (RNO). On average, they have 10 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 Los Angeles 3 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 15 minutes
In the Air 62 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Reno 7 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 Los Angeles to Reno, Delta is 93% reliable, which means that Delta flights are on time 93% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 100% 0% 0%
Delta 93% 7% 0%
United 89% 10% 1%
Alaska 87% 13% 0%
Southwest 86% 14% 0%
JetBlue 68% 31% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Los Angeles 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 11 60 4 76
Delta 13 63 5 82
American 16 61 5 83
JetBlue 17 61 5 85
Alaska 19 61 6 86
United 22 63 6 92

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
12pm 0.5
7am 0.12
4pm 0.36
5pm 0.19
6pm 0.07
7pm 1.43
11am 0.24
9pm 0.23
8am 0.47
8pm 0.42
10pm 0.07
3pm 0.52
9am 1.04
10am 0.42
1pm 0.16
6am 0.06
2pm 0.88

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Los Angeles 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 206
February 187
March 206
April 192
May 207
June 235
July 255
August 270
September 238
October 229
November 204
December 206

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Los Angeles 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 7.69
Tuesday 7.1
Wednesday 7.02
Thursday 7.62
Friday 7.69
Saturday 6.54
Sunday 7.02

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
Delta 0
Southwest 0
United 0
JetBlue 0
American 0
Alaska 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)
12pm 18 62 5 87
7am 9 63 4 77
4pm 15 59 5 79
5pm 16 63 5 86
6pm 17 61 5 86
7pm 15 62 5 84
11am 16 60 5 81
9pm 12 59 4 74
8am 25 65 6 97
8pm 14 60 4 80
10pm 9 59 4 72
3pm 13 61 5 80
9am 13 64 5 83
10am 16 61 5 83
1pm 15 63 5 84
6am 14 63 4 82
2pm 14 64 5 84
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.