According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Redding, CA (RDD) ranks #220 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Redding, CA posts top-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.
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RDD on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes: 120,642.
Late Aircraft30.1% (36,362 min)
Carrier43.2% (52,089 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)17.5% (21,072 min)
Weather9.2% (11,045 min)
Security0.1% (74 min)
RDD - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: April (95.3%) · worst: December (90.8%)
RDD - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
RDD - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 17.1 min · taxi-in 5 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
RDD's average taxi-out (17.1 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 13.9 min (July 2024) to 20.1 min (November 2025).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Redding, CA, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.
The standout signal at Redding, CA is the delay mix: Carrier owns 43.2% of 120,642 delay minutes across 16,709 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 85.8% (6.8 pts above the 79% national average), with 2,366 delayed and 96 cancelled (0.57%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (30.1% late-aircraft, 43.2% carrier, 17.5% NAS, 9.2% weather, 0.1% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.
On the multi-year calendar, RDD is strongest in April (95.3% on-time) and weakest in December (90.8%), a 4.5-point swing. Volume peaks in August (~276 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to SFO (San Francisco) at 85.8% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Redding, CA vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
85.8%Top 25%higher than 75% of 382 airports
Redding, CA
60%95%
U.S. airports by on-time rate, bucketed by value
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Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
RDD's on-time book is stronger than most peers; the remaining risk sits in the delay mix, not a weak headline rate.
Check the busiest route from RDD before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in April rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 17.1 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times →
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Redding, CA's on-time rate?
Redding, CA (RDD) has a 85.8% on-time rate across 16,709 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 6.8 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the top-quartile on-time performance.
How does RDD rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Redding, CA ranks #220 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a mid-size U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Redding, CA?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at RDD, accounting for 43.2% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 30.1% late-aircraft, 43.2% carrier, 17.5% NAS/air-traffic-control, 9.2% weather, and 0.1% security.
When is the best time to fly through Redding, CA?
April is historically RDD's strongest month at 95.3% on-time, while December is the weakest at 90.8%, a 4.5-point swing across the BTS historical record.
Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights