Seattle to Bend/Redmond

What the Data Says About SEA to RDM

The Seattle to Bend/Redmond corridor (SEA → RDM) covers roughly 228 miles and is served by 8 carriers, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 12,500 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 85.5% on-time rate with an average delay of 63.3 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 3,562 flights were recorded on this pairing — 49 cancelled (1.4%) and 12 diverted (0.3%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 8 carriers on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 12,500 total flights analyzed, the 85.5% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 63.3-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, Nov 2024 posted the best performance on this corridor at 90% on-time, while Jul 2025 came in at 71% on-time — a 19-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the SEA to RDM route, the combination of a 85.5% on-time rate, 63.3-minute average delay, 1.4% recent cancellation rate, and 8 available carriers is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.