Flights Redding → San Francisco
RDD → SFO
How long is the flight from Redding to San Francisco?
The flight from Redding (RDD) to San Francisco (SFO) takes 38 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Redding to San Francisco operates with an average on-time performance of 83%, experiencing a mean delay of 14.8 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 202 flights using Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia aircraft, serving a highly trafficked destination airport that handles nearly 50 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Redding (RDD) → San Francisco (SFO) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 537 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.37%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Redding the average ATFM delay is 3.5 minutes.
Heading to San Francisco: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Redding (RDD) to San Francisco (SFO) heads south for about 321 km, a flight time of roughly 38m.
Departures from Redding on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 54% of RDD-SFO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Redding the average ATFM delay is 3.5 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into San Francisco it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 537 tracked RDD-SFO flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 0.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about RDD-SFO
The flight from Redding (RDD) to San Francisco (SFO) takes 38 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Redding (RDD) -> San Francisco (SFO) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 537 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Redding-San Francisco is 0.37% across 537 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
