Direct Flights from New York to Reno
Reno · Nevada
Nonstop service from JFK to RNO on JetBlue. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
19 cities have a nonstop to Reno, New York among them.
How long to go to Reno for, from New York
5h 20m in the air, 2,405 miles — past long-weekend range. Five days is roughly where the flying stops dominating the trip.
About Reno
Reno, the "Biggest Little City in the World", is in the beautiful north-west region of the State of Nevada, right at the base of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Reno is the second largest tourist destination in Nevada, mainly thanks to its popular downtown casinos. It also has family entertainment, festivals, museums, and cuisine.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Reno
- Palisades Tahoe is a ski resort in the Western United States, located in Olympic Valley, California, northwest of Tahoe City in the Sierra Nevada range.
- Sugar Bowl is a ski and snowboard area in northern Placer County near Norden, California along the Donner Pass of the Sierra Nevada, approximately 46 mi (74 km) west of Reno, Nevada on Interstate 80, that opened on Decem…
- Donner Memorial State Park is a California State Park, located at the town of Truckee, California, United States.
- The National Automobile Museum is a museum in Reno, Nevada. Most of the vehicles displayed are from the collection of William F. Harrah. The museum opened on November 5, 1989.
- Washoe Lake State Park is a year-round public recreation area occupying over 3,700 acres (1,500 ha) on the southeast shore of Washoe Lake in Washoe County, Nevada.
- The Sierra Nevada Zoological Park, formerly the Sierra Safari Zoo, was a zoo north of Reno, Nevada, United States. Opening in 1989, it grew to become the zoo that housed more exotics in the state.
- Northstar California is a mountain resort in the western United States, located in Placer County, California, near the northwest shore of Lake Tahoe.
- The Nevada Museum of Art, is an art museum in Reno, Nevada. Located at 160 West Liberty Street in Reno, it is an American Alliance of Museums (AAM) accredited art museum in the state of Nevada.
- Saint Thomas Aquinas Cathedral is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Reno, Nevada, United States. It is located at 310 W. 2nd Street in Reno.
- Fort Churchill State Historic Park is a state park of Nevada, United States, preserving the remains of a United States Army fort and a way station on the Pony Express and Central Overland Routes dating back to the 1860s.…
- Homewood Mountain Resort is a ski area located on the west shore of Lake Tahoe in the state of California, a few miles south of Tahoe City in the town of Homewood.
- Alpine Meadows is a ski resort in the western United States, located in Alpine Meadows, California.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Reno weather, compared with New York
6° warmer than New York on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Reno 47°F · New York 40°F · 7° warmer
- April
- Reno 64°F · New York 59°F · 5° warmer
- July
- Reno 93°F · New York 84°F · 9° warmer
- October
- Reno 70°F · New York 65°F · 5° warmer
July averages 93°F, hot enough to plan the middle of the day around.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Reno
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Reno is April–May and October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 64–74°F.
- How long to stay
- Reno rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Palisades Tahoe, Sugar Bowl Ski Resort, and Donner Memorial State Park and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from New York to Reno?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from New York (JFK) to Reno (RNO) on JetBlue.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from New York to Reno?
- JetBlue flies nonstop between New York (JFK) and Reno (RNO).
- How far is Reno from New York?
- Reno is about 2,405 miles from New York by air.
- What is there to do in Reno?
- Popular things to do include Palisades Tahoe, Sugar Bowl Ski Resort, Donner Memorial State Park, National Automobile Museum, and more.
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