Los Angeles (LAX) – Reno (RNO)
- Distance
- 628 km
- 391 mi · 339 nm
- Flight time
- 1 h 26 min / 1 h 39 min
- Average gate to gate: LAX → RNO / back
- Time difference
- none
- CO2 per passenger
- 79 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (47 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 375,769
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −15.4%
- Flights / week
- 105
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 78%
- 482,120 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 4
- OO, WN, QX
Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from LAX
- 349°
- Heading from RNO
- 168°
- Halfway point
- 36.72, -119.06
- Great-circle km
- 630 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air LAX → RNO
- 1 h 3 min
- In the air RNO → LAX
- 1 h 6 min
- Clocks
- Same time in both
The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 35 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 42,035 |
| Sep 2025 | 37,023 |
| Oct 2025 | 31,670 |
| Nov 2025 | 26,840 |
| Dec 2025 | 30,481 |
| Jan 2026 | 29,377 |
| Feb 2026 | 27,572 |
| Mar 2026 | 30,316 |
| Apr 2026 | 29,344 |
| May 2026 | 28,898 |
| Jun 2026 | 30,699 |
| Jul 2026 | 31,514 |
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| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 588 |
| Sep 2025 | 546 |
| Oct 2025 | 448 |
| Nov 2025 | 437 |
| Dec 2025 | 450 |
| Jan 2026 | 400 |
| Feb 2026 | 390 |
| Mar 2026 | 446 |
| Apr 2026 | 438 |
| May 2026 | 432 |
| Jun 2026 | 430 |
| Jul 2026 | 449 |
Airlines flying LAX–RNO nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| OOSkyWest Airlines | 77 | 64% |
| WNSouthwest Airlines | 12 | 20% |
| QXHorizon Air | 9.9 | 8% |
| UAUnited Air Lines | 5.6 | 8% |
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources
Aircraft on this route
- Embraer ERJ-175 · 4,486 flights
- Boeing B737 Max 800 · 362 flights
- Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 7 · 309 flights
- Boeing 737-800 · 187 flights
- Boeing B737 Max 900 · 44 flights
- Canadair RJ-700 · 34 flights
- Airbus Industrie A320-100/200 · 18 flights
- Boeing 737-900ER · 14 flights
Also carried: 19 tonnes of freight and 0 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Punctuality
- On time
- 88.1%
- Arrived within 15 min of schedule
- Average delay
- 8 min
- Late arrivals count, early ones as 0
- Cancelled
- 0.5%
- Flights counted
- 4,956
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
| Airline | On time | Average delay |
|---|---|---|
| OOSkyWest Airlines | 90.1% | 7 min |
| WNSouthwest Airlines | 75.7% | 14 min |
| UAUnited Air Lines | 87.9% | 6 min |
Delay minutes by cause: airline 53% · aircraft arriving late 24% · air traffic system 10% · weather 14% · security 0%.
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (US domestic flights of the larger US airlines). Sources
What passengers paid
- Average fare, Q1 2026
- $193
- One way, all cabins
- Average over a year
- $167
- Q2 2025 – Q1 2026
- Largest airline
- Delta Air Lines
- 35% of passengers · $226
- Lowest-fare airline
- Southwest Airlines
- 31% of passengers · $159
History, not a price to book: what the average passenger paid per one-way trip in each quarter (Q2 2025 $147 · Q3 2025 $164 · Q4 2025 $165 · Q1 2026 $193).
U.S. DOT Consumer Airfare Report, Table 1a (airline ticket sample, US domestic airport pairs). Sources
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 630 km.
Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.