Flights San Francisco → Redding
SFO → RDD
How long is the flight from San Francisco to Redding?
The flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Redding (RDD) takes 48 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 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 San Francisco to Redding operates with an average on-time performance rate of 77%, and flights typically experience a mean delay of 26 minutes. Over the course of a year, approximately 103,278 passengers use this destination airport, with all flights being conducted using Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia aircraft.
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 San Francisco (SFO) → Redding (RDD) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 534 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 28 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.37%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Redding the average ATFM delay is 3.5 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Redding: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Francisco (SFO) to Redding (RDD) heads north for about 321 km, a flight time of roughly 48m.
Departures from San Francisco on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 40% of SFO-RDD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Redding it is 3.5 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 534 tracked SFO-RDD flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 28 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 SFO-RDD
The flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Redding (RDD) takes 48 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the San Francisco (SFO) -> Redding (RDD) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 28 minutes, based on 534 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Francisco-Redding is 0.37% across 534 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Redding, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
