Historical on-time performance
San Francisco to Redding
199 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SFO–RDD arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.9%of scheduled flights
based on 896 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.9%Flights896
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather31%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft15%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather65%
- Air traffic (NAS)35%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 17 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 SFO → RDD
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 74% to 83% on time.
- Evenings83% on time · p90 35 min · 648 flights
- Mornings83% on time · p90 25 min · 325 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 45 min · 743 flights
- Overnights77% on time · p90 75 min · 699 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 50 min · 383 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 389 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 372 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 45 min · 404 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 40 min · 410 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 50 min · 408 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 60 min · 404 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 60 min · 411 flights
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