Historical on-time performance
Redding to Los Angeles
501 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RDD–LAX arrive on time 87% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate87%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 277 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time87%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.0%Flights277
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline66%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Late aircraft11%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather67%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 3 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly RDD → LAX
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 84% to 90% on time.
- Afternoons90% on time · p90 10 min · 705 flights
- Evenings90% on time · p90 15 min · 200 flights
- Mornings84% on time · p90 20 min · 138 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 86% to 92% on time.
- Fridays92% on time · p90 10 min · 151 flights · limited
- Tuesdays91% on time · p90 10 min · 152 flights · limited
- Saturdays89% on time · p90 10 min · 152 flights · limited
- Sundays88% on time · p90 15 min · 153 flights · limited
- Mondays88% on time · p90 15 min · 152 flights · limited
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 151 flights · limited
- Thursdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 154 flights · limited
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