Bend/Redmond to Salt Lake City

What the Data Says About RDM to SLC

The Bend/Redmond to Salt Lake City corridor (RDM → SLC) covers roughly 525 miles and is served by 1 carrier, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 4,529 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 91% on-time rate with an average delay of 96.2 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 1,467 flights were recorded on this pairing — 13 cancelled (0.9%) and 0 diverted (0.0%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 1 carrier on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 4,529 total flights analyzed, the 91% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 96.2-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, May 2024 posted the best performance on this corridor at 100% on-time, while Feb 2025 came in at 70% on-time — a 30-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the RDM to SLC route, the combination of a 91% on-time rate, 96.2-minute average delay, 0.9% recent cancellation rate, and 1 available carrier is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.