Sam's Journey Home

Reno → Los Angeles → Amsterdam → Glasgow • All times below are UK time (BST, UTC+1).

Now in the UK
Door-to-door
18h 21m
Total time in the air
13h 25m
Status
Touches down (UK)
Thu 07 May, 12:55

The journey at a glance (UK time)

Sam leaves Reno on Wed 6 May at 18:34 BST and lands in Glasgow on Thu 7 May at 12:55 BST. The booking reference is GC7Y6D and his seats are 12B, 31D, then 11A. The "Delta" flight numbers above 9000 are codeshares — the actual aircraft for the Atlantic and Glasgow legs is KLM. The real operating flight numbers are DL 9468 (SkyWest, Reno → LAX), KL 602 (LAX → AMS), and KL 939 (AMS → Glasgow — verified against the daily 12:25/12:55 schedule). Use those on Flightradar24 / FlightAware.

1 · Reno → Los Angeles

DL 9468 (SkyWest, Delta Connection)
RNO
Reno-Tahoe Intl
Wed 18:34 BST
10:34 local (PDT)
LAX
Los Angeles Intl · Terminal 3
Wed 20:14 BST
12:14 local (PDT)
Duration 1h 40m
Seat 12B (Economy K)
Aircraft typically CRJ-700/900 or E175
Booking ref GC7Y6D
Boards in
Lands in

Layover at LAX

1h 36m

Arrives at Terminal 3 (Delta domestic). The next flight is from "Terminal B" = Tom Bradley International (TBIT), where Delta's transatlantic flights leave from. Since 2024 there's a post-security airside connector between T3 and TBIT (the "Delta Sky Way" tunnel/walkway), so he should not need to clear security again — but he will need to walk a fair distance and follow signs for "International Connections / TBIT". US passport control is not required leaving the country.

2 · Los Angeles → Amsterdam

DL 9164 = KLM 602 (codeshare)
LAX
Los Angeles Intl · TBIT (Bradley)
Wed 21:50 BST
13:50 local (PDT)
AMS
Amsterdam Schiphol
Thu 08:05 BST
09:05 local (CEST)
Duration 10h 15m (itinerary "19h 15m" is wrong — that's just the wall-clock difference of the two local times)
Seat 31D (Economy K)
Aircraft typically Boeing 777-300ER or A330
Real flight number KL 602
Boards in
Lands in

Layover at Schiphol

3h 20m

US arrivals come into a non-Schengen pier (E, F or G). The UK is also non-Schengen, so Sam stays airside in the non-Schengen zone for his Glasgow flight — no Dutch passport control or customs needed in transit. He should follow purple "Transfer" signs and find his Glasgow gate on the screens. Schiphol is one large terminal; the longest possible walk is real, so give him plenty of buffer to find the gate, get water, and stretch.

3 · Amsterdam → Glasgow

KLM 939 (verified — daily 12:25 AMS → 12:55 GLA)
AMS
Amsterdam Schiphol
Thu 11:25 BST
12:25 local (CEST)
GLA
Glasgow Intl · Main Terminal (T1)
Thu 12:55 BST
12:55 local (BST)
Duration 1h 30m (itinerary "0h 30m" is wrong — local times are an hour apart, real flight is ~1h 30m)
Seat 11A (Economy K) — window!
Aircraft typically Embraer 175/190 (KLM Cityhopper)
Terminal "M" = Main Terminal at Glasgow
Boards in
Home in

Flight tracking — pick one and pin it

Best single tracker

Flightradar24 shows the live aircraft on a map plus departure/arrival gate info as soon as it's known. For each leg, search the actual operating flight number rather than the Delta codeshare:

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Airport-by-airport guide

Reno-Tahoe (RNO)

One terminal, very simple. Delta uses the main concourse. He should be at the airport ~90 min before departure for a domestic flight.

Los Angeles (LAX) — the trickiest transfer of the trip

Lands at Terminal 3, departs from Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT, "Terminal B" on his itinerary). Since the Delta Sky Way at LAX project completed, T3 and TBIT are joined airside by a long indoor connector — no need to exit and re-clear security. Tell him: follow signs for "International Connections / TBIT". Allow 30–40 minutes of walking, plus time at the gate.

Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) — easy if he stays non-Schengen

One big terminal, multiple letter-coded piers. Coming in from the US he'll arrive at a non-Schengen pier (typically E, F or G). Glasgow is also non-Schengen (UK left the EU), so he should not go through Dutch passport control — just follow purple "Transfer" signs and check the monitors for his Glasgow gate. Plenty of food, water-bottle refill stations, and a quiet "meditation centre" if he wants a few minutes of calm.

Glasgow (GLA) — home

Glasgow has Main Terminal (T1) and a smaller seasonal Terminal 2. KLM uses T1 — the "M" on his itinerary is just "Main". He'll do UK Border Force on arrival; if he's a UK passport holder he can use the e-gates (must be 12+, no chip damage). Bags come out at T1 baggage reclaim.

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