How reliable is Redding Municipal Airport?
Flights from RDD departed within 15 minutes of schedule in 86% of 9,563 flights in official BTS history — and weather is calmest in Jun. Here’s the full picture before you book.
Reliability score
on-time, cancellations & delays
Weather favorability
year-round climate
Origin-airport operations
What the departure punctuality at RDD looks like
On-time departures
across 9,563 flights
Source: BTS Airport Operations · data through 2026-09-08. Role-specific BTS departure history; advisory context, not a guarantee for any flight.
Weather by month
When the weather works for you at Redding
A calm-weather score (0–100) for each month from decades of airport observations — how often conditions disrupt flying, not temperature. Higher is calmer.
Calmest month
Calmest flying weather of the year · 99/100 favorability
Roughest month
Most disruptive — low visibility & fog, high winds · 75/100 favorability
The read on RDD
What the numbers say about flying through Redding Municipal Airport
Across official performance history, flights from Redding left within 15 minutes of schedule about 86% of the time over 9,563 flights. That's one of the more dependable operational records you'll see. Pair it with a low cancellation rate of 0.8%, so flights here rarely vanish outright. When a departure does run late, the typical delay is around 11 minutes.
On weather, Redding is an unusually calm-weather airport year-round. June is the calmest stretch for flying, scoring 99 out of 100 for favorable conditions, while December is the most disruptive at 75, driven mainly by low visibility & fog and high winds. The seasonal swing is real but manageable; favor the calmer months when your dates are flexible.
None of this guarantees your specific flight — it’s the backdrop. To turn it into a booking, score real flights to Redding, read how we weigh it all in how the Peace of Mind Score works, and brush up with how to pick a reliable flight and avoiding weather delays.
Common questions about RDD
- How reliable is Redding Municipal Airport (RDD)?
- Flights from Redding left within 15 minutes of schedule roughly 86% of the time across 9,563 flights of official history — one of the more dependable operational records you'll see. The cancellation rate runs about 0.8%. It's advisory context, not a guarantee for any single flight.
- What is the best month to fly from RDD for good weather?
- June has the calmest flying weather at Redding Municipal Airport. December is the most disruptive, mainly from low visibility & fog and high winds.
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