Reno (RNO) – San Francisco (SFO)
- Distance
- 308 km
- 192 mi · 167 nm
- Flight time
- 1 h 26 min / 1 h 6 min
- Average gate to gate: RNO → SFO / back
- Time difference
- none
- CO2 per passenger
- 71 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (42 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 306,043
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +23.8%
- Flights / week
- 73
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 75%
- 410,262 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 2
- UA, OO
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 RNO
- 228°
- Heading from SFO
- 47°
- Halfway point
- 38.57, -121.09
- Great-circle km
- 308 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air RNO → SFO
- 51 min
- In the air SFO → RNO
- 36 min
- Clocks
- Same time in both
The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 10 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
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| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 22,313 |
| Sep 2025 | 22,360 |
| Oct 2025 | 28,840 |
| Nov 2025 | 20,862 |
| Dec 2025 | 25,170 |
| Jan 2026 | 28,921 |
| Feb 2026 | 27,838 |
| Mar 2026 | 31,418 |
| Apr 2026 | 27,654 |
| May 2026 | 26,672 |
| Jun 2026 | 21,751 |
| Jul 2026 | 22,244 |
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| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 242 |
| Sep 2025 | 238 |
| Oct 2025 | 271 |
| Nov 2025 | 336 |
| Dec 2025 | 369 |
| Jan 2026 | 377 |
| Feb 2026 | 330 |
| Mar 2026 | 370 |
| Apr 2026 | 344 |
| May 2026 | 337 |
| Jun 2026 | 292 |
| Jul 2026 | 300 |
Airlines flying RNO–SFO nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| UAUnited Air Lines | 36 | 64% |
| OOSkyWest Airlines | 38 | 36% |
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 · 1,257 flights
- Airbus Industrie A319 · 590 flights
- Boeing 737-800 · 510 flights
- Canadair RJ-200ER /RJ-440 · 440 flights
- Airbus Industrie A320-100/200 · 392 flights
- Boeing B737 Max 800 · 262 flights
- Canadair RJ-700 · 253 flights
- Boeing B737 Max 900 · 75 flights
Also carried: 6 tonnes of freight and 0 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Punctuality
- On time
- 67.9%
- Arrived within 15 min of schedule
- Average delay
- 22 min
- Late arrivals count, early ones as 0
- Cancelled
- 1.2%
- Flights counted
- 3,856
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
| Airline | On time | Average delay |
|---|---|---|
| OOSkyWest Airlines | 68% | 25 min |
| UAUnited Air Lines | 67.8% | 20 min |
Delay minutes by cause: airline 25% · aircraft arriving late 27% · air traffic system 45% · weather 4% · 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
- $263
- One way, all cabins
- Average over a year
- $243
- Q2 2025 – Q1 2026
- Largest airline
- United Air Lines
- 99% of passengers · $262
- Lowest-fare airline
- United Air Lines
- 99% of passengers · $262
History, not a price to book: what the average passenger paid per one-way trip in each quarter (Q2 2025 $235 · Q3 2025 $248 · Q4 2025 $223 · Q1 2026 $263).
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: 308 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.