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Route Reliability

RDM → San Francisco

RDM–SFO · 462 miles · RDM Airport to San Francisco International Airport

66
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
70%
Arrive within 15 minutes
16 min
Average arrival delay
1.4%
Cancelled
1,388
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.United Airlines72%1,026 flights
  2. 2.Alaska Airlines63%362 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

RDM–SFO flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 59% between 12–3 PM.

Monday is the weak spot.

RDM–SFO flights arrived on time 78% of the time on Tuesdays. On Mondays: 64%.

United Airlines runs this route best.

United Airlines arrived on time 72% of the time on this route; Alaska Airlines managed 63%.

Slipping a little lately.

RDM–SFO flights arrived on time 65% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 69% in the three months before that.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon64%(197 flights)
  • Tue78%(181 flights)
  • Wed70%(193 flights)
  • Thu68%(200 flights)
  • Fri69%(203 flights)
  • Sat71%(177 flights)
  • Sun69%(206 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM93%(69 flights)
  • 6–9 AM85%(390 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM62%(21 flights)
  • 12–3 PM59%(361 flights)
  • 3–6 PM67%(18 flights)
  • 6–9 PM62%(498 flights)
On-time trend by month
54%
May

Jun 74% → May 54% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202574%110
July 202566%114
August 202580%114
September 202575%113
October 202577%123
November 202564%118
December 202565%116
January 202681%101
February 202660%98
March 202682%122
April 202658%113
May 202654%115

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Based on 1,388 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.