Redding, CA

What the Data Says About RDD

Redding, CA in Redding, California handled 16,709 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 85.8% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 2,366 experienced delays, 96 were cancelled, and 14 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 0.57%, the diversion rate to 0.08%, and the average delay when departures run late is 103.9 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing RDD against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at RDD, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 43.2% of total delay minutes, followed by Late Aircraft at 30.1% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 17.5%. Weather contributes 9.2% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.1%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, April runs the cleanest at RDD with a 95.3% on-time rate, while December is the roughest at 90.8% — a 5-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in August, when average flights hit 276. The busiest route from RDD is to SFO (San Francisco), with 5,037 flights at a 85.8% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 85.8% on-time, 103.9-minute average delay, 0.57% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Redding, CA.