The flight time from Reno to Seattle is 1 hour, 54 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves RNO Reno, NV 4 minutes early.
15 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 28 minutes in the air
9 minutes taxiing in
Arrives SEA Seattle, WA 5 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Alaska
86%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Reno to Seattle is 1 hour, 54 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 28 minutes.

The flight distance from Reno to Seattle is 564 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Seattle to Reno
1 hour, 41 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Alaska
1h 54m
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)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

21

Distance

564 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun01234

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Alaska
21

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Reno from Seattle by plane?

The distance from Reno to Seattle by plane is 564 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Reno to Seattle?

The flight time from Reno to Seattle is 1 hour, 54 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 28 minutes. These numbers are averages.

What airlines fly from Reno to Seattle?

Alaska is the only airline with direct flights from Reno to Seattle.

Does Southwest fly from Reno to Seattle?

Southwest does not fly from Reno (RNO) to Seattle (SEA). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

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 Reno 4 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 15 minutes
In the Air 88 minutes
Taxiing In 9 minutes
Arrives Seattle 5 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 Reno to Seattle, Alaska is 86% reliable, which means that Alaska flights are on time 86% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Alaska 86% 13% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Reno and Seattle, 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)
Alaska 15 88 9 114

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 0.26
10am 0.06
11am 0.08
6am 0.52
3pm 0.64
7pm 0.07
7am 0.02
2pm 0.1
6pm 0.08
5pm 0.05
9pm 0.18
4pm 0.08
9am 0.82

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Reno to Seattle 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 83
February 62
March 76
April 86
May 93
June 104
July 101
August 105
September 116
October 93
November 99
December 85

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Reno to Seattle 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 3.13
Tuesday 2.88
Wednesday 2.87
Thursday 3.23
Friday 3.21
Saturday 2.92
Sunday 2.96

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
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)
8pm 15 86 8 113
10am 13 89 12 115
11am 13 95 6 115
6am 15 87 10 114
3pm 15 86 8 111
7pm 17 94 7 121
7am 27 85 10 117
2pm 14 93 8 119
6pm 15 90 6 112
5pm 13 88 10 110
9pm 12 90 6 111
4pm 14 91 9 114
9am 16 88 10 116
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.