Bend/Redmond to San Francisco

What the Data Says About RDM to SFO

The Bend/Redmond to San Francisco corridor (RDM → SFO) covers roughly 462 miles and is served by 6 carriers, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 6,909 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 80.7% on-time rate with an average delay of 88.5 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 2,291 flights were recorded on this pairing — 40 cancelled (1.7%) and 3 diverted (0.1%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 6 carriers on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 6,909 total flights analyzed, the 80.7% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 88.5-minute average delay applies only to flights that actually ran late, so it is not the average wait across all departures — the majority of flights on this route depart on time under the BTS definition of a delay (15+ minutes past schedule).

Looking at recent months, Apr 2025 posted the best performance on this corridor at 87% on-time, while Feb 2024 came in at 40% on-time — a 47-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the RDM to SFO route, the combination of a 80.7% on-time rate, 88.5-minute average delay, 1.7% recent cancellation rate, and 6 available carriers is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.