Historical on-time performance
San Francisco to Redding
199 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SFO–RDD arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.1%of scheduled flights
based on 966 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9065 minCancel2.1%Flights966
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather32%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Late aircraft15%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Weather.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 75% to 83% on time.
- Evenings83% on time · p90 35 min · 662 flights
- Mornings82% on time · p90 25 min · 278 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 40 min · 807 flights
- Overnights77% on time · p90 65 min · 712 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 35 min · 332 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 394 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 369 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 40 min · 411 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 45 min · 406 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 401 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 55 min · 406 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 60 min · 404 flights
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