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Frontier Airlines Flights From Las Vegas To Reno Depart Soon

Author Shawn Tempesta
If you are looking to go northward, Frontier Airlines flights from Las Vegas to Reno are coming soon.

Say your kid decides to go to UNR instead of UNLV. After the immense amount of anger, you are resigned to making the trip north every once in a while. But the drive? It is awful. Well, Frontier Airlines flights from Las Vegas to Reno are coming, and it is coming just in time for some.

Frontier has left the Reno-Tahoe International Airport more than once. See, they “returned” back in 2017 only to leave again. But the discount airline is returning to Northern Nevada with nonstop flights to both Las Vegas and Denver, one of Frontier’s hubs.

How Much Are Frontier Airlines Flights From Las Vegas To Reno?

Of course, the flights don’t matter if they are too expensive. Thankfully it looks like they’ll be offering inexpensive fares at the beginning, starting at just $19 each way. That is an absolute deal, especially considering just driving would cost more at the gas pump. Not to mention the hours of your life you’ll get back.

Don’t expect too many flights. The airline only expects to fly out of RNO three times each week when service begins on March 7th.

There are definitely other options to fly direct to Reno, but it doesn’t hurt to have more options. Frontier Airlines flights from Las Vegas to Reno means more competition which could drive the cost of a flight down.

Perspective: as of the writing this article, on Friday, March 7th, the Southwest flight jumps to $190 and Spirit blows up to $369. Frontier currently prices the flight at $264, and that price could come down. The Monday, March 10th flight drops to a ridiculously low $19.

Flying Frontier Airlines Isn’t As Abusive Anymore

Sure, flying Frontier isn’t necessarily the most beautiful experience. But the airline has been making strides in making flying the airline slightly less painful. They don’t charge change or cancel fees anymore. But they are still charging for carry on bags. But hey, nothing a personal item sized specialty bag won’t fix.

All because your kid didn’t go to UNLV. Ugh.

Shawn Tempesta is the co-host of Aimee+Shawn on 102.7 VGS in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is also an Emmy award nominated television host. As a content creator for 102.7 VGS, Shawn writes about current events, education, funny and trending stories.

Wait, Who? The 'Other' Airlines With Direct Flights To Las Vegas

If you’ve driven to the drop-off area of Harry Reid International Airport, you’ll see the names of several of the “usual suspects”. Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines and on and on. But then you’ll start to see the other airlines that fly direct to Las Vegas.

Avelo? Advanced? Breeze? Who ARE these airlines? Should you be flying them? Well… we are getting to the bottom of these off-brand airlines and figuring out where they go direct and whether they are worth flying or not.

One of the “Other” Airlines with direct Las Vegas flights is based in Las Vegas…

Allegiant Air is an airline on the cusp. If you don’t live in Las Vegas or a small market they service, chances are you wouldn’t know who they are. In fact, if it wasn’t for the Las Vegas Raiders home, Allegiant Stadium, many people may never have heard of the airline at all.

The locally based discount carrier uses LAS as a hub and has several direct flights to many destinations, although many of them are secondary markets that might not get serviced by other airlines. Those direct markets include…

  • Fresno, California (FAT)
  • Monterey/Carmel, California (MRY)
  • Santa Maria, California (SMX)
  • Stockton, California (SCK)
  • Grand Junction, Colorado (GJT)
  • Destin/Ft. Walton Beach, Florida (VPS)
  • Idaho Falls, Idaho (IDA)
  • Peoria, Illinois (PIA)
  • Rockford, Illinois (RFD)
  • Cedar Rapids, Iowa (CID)
  • Des Moines, Iowa (DSM)
  • Shreveport, Louisiana (SHV)
  • Grand Rapids, Michigan (GRR)
  • Springfield/Branson, Missouri (SGF)
  • Billings, Montana (BIL)
  • Kalispell, Montana (FCA)
  • Missoula, Montana (MSO)
  • Reno, Nevada (RNO)
  • Asheville, North Carolina (AVL)
  • Bismarck, North Dakota (BIS)
  • Fargo, North Dakota (FAR)
  • Minot, North Dakota (MOT)
  • Cincinnati, Ohio (CVG)
  • Eugene, Oregon (EUG)
  • Medford, Oregon (MFR)
  • Rapid City, South Dakota (RAP)
  • Sioux Falls, South Dakota (FSD)
  • Knoxville, Tennessee (TYS)
  • Memphis, Tennessee (MEM)
  • El Paso, Texas (ELP)
  • McAllen, Texas (MFE)
  • Provo, Utah (PVU)
  • Bellingham, Washington (BLI)
  • Pasco, Washington (PSC)
  • Spokane, Washington (GEG)
  • Appleton/Green Bay, Wisconsin (ATW)

There are a slew of other alternate airlines as well… we’ll go down the list of ones you may not have heard of before. Who knows, we could save you a buck!

  • Advanced Air

    If you are trying to fly to Merced Regional Airport in Merced, California, you’ve found your airline. The airline has one direct flight from Las Vegas and it is to this city of nearly 90,000 between Fresno and Modesto. They fly other places too, with Los Angeles and Phoenix serving as their home bases.

  • Avelo Airlines

    Avelo Airlines has a connection to Nevada – Elko in particular. They started flying in 1989 as Casino Express Airlines flying from Elko to Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington. In 2018, the company was acquired (then going by Xtra) and turned into Avelo.

    They have several west coast destinations out of Los Angeles, but interestingly the airline does not fly from Las Vegas to Los Angeles. Probably too much competition. Instead, they fly direct from Las Vegas to these bustling metropolises.

    • Eureka, California
    • Sonoma/Santa Rosa, California
    • Dubuque, Iowa
    • Bend, Oregon
    • Brownsville/South Padre Island, Texas

  • Breeze Airways

    This relatively new carrier has the ability to “blow up” (in a good way). It was founded by the same guy that co-founded big players like JetBlue and WestJet. They have several cities they are focusing their attention on from Hartford, Connecticut to Provo, Utah. The list of direct flights to and from Las Vegas is impressive, though, and they might be a good option if you’re going to a medium sized metro area.

    • Huntsville, Alabama (HSV)
    • San Bernardino, California (SBD)
    • Hartford, Connecticut (BDL)
    • Fort Myers, Florida (RSW)
    • Jacksonville, Florida (JAX)
    • Syracuse, New York (SYR)
    • Akron, Ohio (CAK)
    • Norfolk, Virginia (ORF)
    • Richmond, Virginia (RIC)

  • Canada Jetlines

    There are a lot of Canadian carriers, including WestJet (which is not on this list but is still unfamiliar to some). But Canada Jetlines? They’ve been around for aboot a decade and if you’re looking for a direct flight from Las Vegas to Toronto, Ontario, Canada (YYZ) then you’ve got your airline.

  • Copa Airlines

    Stop. Stop singing Barry Manilow. You know you are. So predictable.

    Alas, Copa Airlines flies direct from Las Vegas to Panama City, Panama (PTY). That’s it, but frankly, that destination is always in fashion.

  • Edelweiss

    Edelweiss is a sister of Swiss International Air Lines. If you want to visit Zurich, Switzerland, Edelweiss Air. If you want to fly literally anywhere else, they aren’t it.

  • Flair Airlines

    Another low cost carrier out of Canada, Flair Airlines flies direct to nearly all of Canada’s largest major cities:

    • Calgary, Alberta
    • Edmonton, Alberta
    • Ottawa, Ontario
    • Toronto, Ontario
    • Vancouver, British Columbia

    Sorry, Montreal.

  • Lynx Air

    Truly never heard of Lynx Air. The only Lynx we know is the animal, and the old Game Gear competitor from Atari.

    Needless to say, if you want to catch a Flames game, head to Calgary direct. Nothing else from here.

  • Northern Pacific Airways

    This airline is so new, they haven’t even begun flights yet. That starts on July 14th. That said, the Northern Pacific Airways is going to have one flight on the books to start: Las Vegas to Ontario, California. (They are saying “Los Angeles” but LA is about 40 miles away). That said, they have plans to fly to Tokyo, Osaka, Seoul, Orlando and more. Starting small.

  • Red Way

    How do you get to Lincoln, Nebraska direct from Las Vegas? Red Way! No way!? Yes way! But don’t go looking for a “Red Way” plane. The planes all say Global Crossing. Why? Maybe they can explain, but we sure can’t. They should rename the airline “Catfish Airways”.

  • Swoop

    Is it an “airway” or an “airline”? Nope. It’s just Swoop. Arguably the coolest airline name ever. They have three direct flights, all to Canadian destinations.

    • Edmonton, Alberta
    • Hamilton, Ontario
    • Toronto, Ontario

  • Volaris

    Volaris has been in the game since 2006, and unlike many on the list they take us south of the border. The airline has direct flights from Las Vegas to Guadalajara and Mexico City, Mexico.

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