Reno (RNO) to San Francisco (SFO)
Flight time
≈ 1h 11m
Bearing
228° SW
Reno (RNO) to San Francisco (SFO) is 192 miles (308 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies RNO–SFO
Filed traffic dataIn June 2026, SkyWest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 4 carriers flying nonstop RNO–SFO; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 39% of departures; flights ran 78% full.
Departures
293
June 2026
Seats
27,716
both directions
Passengers
21,751
both directions
Load factor
78.5%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies RNO–SFO?
SkyWest Airlines operated the most nonstop RNO–SFO departures in June 2026 (180), one of 4 carriers on the route.
- OO
180 departures · 11,448 seats
Share of departures61.4%86.8%
Load
- UA
111 departures · 15,945 seats
Share of departures37.9%74.1%
Load
- SY
1 departures · 186 seats
Share of departures0.3%0.0%
Load
- WN
1 departures · 137 seats
Share of departures0.3%0.0%
Load
What plane flies RNO–SFO?
In June 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 39% of RNO–SFO departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
114 departures · 84.5% load
38.9% - Bombardier CRJ-200
60 departures · 92.7% load
20.5% - Airbus A320
54 departures · 74.3% load
18.4% - Airbus A319
44 departures · 76.4% load
15.0% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
9 departures · 65.7% load
3.1% - Bombardier CRJ-700
6 departures · 89.0% load
2.1% - Boeing 737-900ER
2 departures · 76.3% load
0.7% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
2 departures · 68.7% load
0.7% - Boeing 737-800
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.3% - Boeing 737-700
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.3%
How has RNO–SFO traffic changed?
Nonstop RNO–SFO departures rose from 239 in July 2025 to 293 in June 2026.
Monthly nonstop RNO–SFO traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
239 departures · 18,012 passengers
87.9%
Load
August 2025
242 departures · 22,313 passengers
76.9%
Load
September 2025
239 departures · 22,361 passengers
78.4%
Load
October 2025
271 departures · 28,840 passengers
76.0%
Load
November 2025
338 departures · 20,862 passengers
66.4%
Load
December 2025
369 departures · 25,170 passengers
69.4%
Load
January 2026
382 departures · 28,930 passengers
71.8%
Load
February 2026
330 departures · 27,838 passengers
75.0%
Load
March 2026
371 departures · 31,418 passengers
75.0%
Load
April 2026
344 departures · 27,654 passengers
71.1%
Load
May 2026
337 departures · 26,672 passengers
78.0%
Load
June 2026
293 departures · 21,751 passengers
78.5%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
SFO → RNO
79.2% full
148 departures · 11,179 passengers
RNO → SFO
77.7% full
145 departures · 10,572 passengers
Nonstop RNO–SFO traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through June 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Reno (RNO) from San Francisco (SFO)?
RNO to SFO is 192 miles (308 km / 166 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from RNO to SFO?
A nonstop covers the 192-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 11m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies RNO–SFO?
In June 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (38.9%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-200 (20.5%).
What mileage do I earn flying RNO–SFO?
Distance-based programs credit off the 192-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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