According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Bend/Redmond, OR (RDM) ranks #120 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Bend/Redmond, OR posts top-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.
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RDM 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: 457,284.
Late Aircraft25.2% (115,316 min)
Carrier44.7% (204,274 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)15.1% (69,030 min)
Weather14.9% (68,078 min)
Security0.1% (586 min)
RDM - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: April (95.3%) · worst: December (90.1%)
RDM - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
RDM - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 18.8 min · taxi-in 6.5 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
RDM's average taxi-out (18.8 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 15.0 min (July 2024) to 24.1 min (January 2024).
Cancellation & Diversion Analysis
Flight disruption statistics for Bend/Redmond, OR.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Bend/Redmond, OR, both outside Oregon 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 Bend/Redmond, OR is the delay mix: Carrier owns 44.7% of 457,284 delay minutes across 75,747 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 86% (7 pts above the 79% national average), with 10,574 delayed and 573 cancelled (0.76%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (25.2% late-aircraft, 44.7% carrier, 15.1% NAS, 14.9% weather, 0.1% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.
On the multi-year calendar, RDM is strongest in April (95.3% on-time) and weakest in December (90.1%), a 5.2-point swing. Volume peaks in August (~1,155 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to SEA (Seattle) at 86.8% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Bend/Redmond, OR vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
86%Top 22%higher than 78% of 382 airports
Bend/Redmond, OR
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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.
RDM'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 RDM 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 18.8 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 Bend/Redmond, OR's on-time rate?
Bend/Redmond, OR (RDM) has a 86% on-time rate across 75,747 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 7 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the top-quartile on-time performance.
How does RDM rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Bend/Redmond, OR ranks #120 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 Bend/Redmond, OR?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at RDM, accounting for 44.7% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 25.2% late-aircraft, 44.7% carrier, 15.1% NAS/air-traffic-control, 14.9% weather, and 0.1% security.
When is the best time to fly through Bend/Redmond, OR?
April is historically RDM's strongest month at 95.3% on-time, while December is the weakest at 90.1%, a 5.2-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