Redding Municipal Airport (KRDD) Aviation Weather: METAR, TAF & ATIS
As of 8:53 PM PDT, Oct 28, KRDD is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. The FAA lists no ground stop or delay program for KRDD right now.
Live aviation weather for Redding Municipal Airport in Redding, CA, including METAR, TAF, ATIS, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Redding Municipal Airport (KRDD) is a regional airport serving Redding, CA at a field elevation of 505 ft. KRDD reports its own METAR and publishes a TAF, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (13/31, 17/35), the longest 7,003 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 29.95 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KRDD 290353Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/02 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP139 T01110022 $
What changed at KRDD?
Since the 0253Z (7:53 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0253Z (7:53 PM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KRDD
KRDD is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 100 ft (field elevation 505 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
KRDD by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
The FAA issued no ground stop or ground delay program for RDD in the 12 months to October 2026. Delays here come from the airlines or from programs at other airports rather than from RDD's own airspace.
KRDD reported VFR in 90% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 305 flyable days a year. June is the most reliable month and December the least, with IFR or worse 16% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually a mix of low ceilings (under 1,000 ft 2% of hours) and low visibility (under 3 miles 2%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 35 had the best headwind 37% of the time, runway 17 28%, and winds were calm 35% of hours. Winds most often blow from the north. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.
Thunderstorms were reported on about 11 days a year. 50% of storm hours fall in March, May and September, peaking in March when storms were in the air under 1% of the time.
RDD departures left within 15 minutes of schedule 84% of the time across 1,735 flights, June 2025 to May 2026. Before 9 AM departures did best (90%) and 6 to 9 PM did worst (76%).
Fog was reported on about 16 days a year, and fog or mist on 74. January and December are the foggiest months, with fog in 18% of hours, against 0% in July.
Sources: FAA ATCSCC advisories, hourly observations 2006 to 2025, the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025 and BTS airline on-time data. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.
New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →
Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 5,067 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 17 | 7,003 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 31 | 5,067 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 35 | 7,003 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KRDD runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 13/315,067 × 150 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KRDDWind
- 13
- no steady wind
- 31
- no steady wind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 17/357,003 × 150 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KRDDWind
- 17
- no steady wind
- 35
- no steady wind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 6→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KRDD weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at KRDD
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KRDD reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 35
- 50%
- 31
- 24%
- 17
- 15%
- 13
- 11%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2329Z (4:29 PM PDT)
TAF KRDD 282329Z 2900/2924 VRB05KT P6SM SKC
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KRDD's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Asphalt · 7,003 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 13/31, 17/35 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A
- Attended
- 24 hours
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Oxygen
- Bottled, high & low pressure · Bulk, high & low pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Air ambulance · Avionics · Cargo handling · Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
- Control tower
- Yes
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- KRDD
- IATA
- RDD
- FAA LID
- RDD
- City
- Redding
- State
- California
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 505 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.5090, -122.2930
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 7,003 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Published
- ATIS
- 124.1 MHz
- CTAF
- 119.8 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 21h 4m
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Historical Flying Weather at KRDD
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KRDD reported VFR conditions during about 89.6% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 305 VFR flying days a year. June had the most VFR weather; December had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 4.8 kt, calm 30.3% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 75.3 | 14.2 | 6.6 | 3.9 |
| Feb | 82.9 | 11.8 | 4.0 | 1.3 |
| Mar | 84.8 | 12.3 | 2.2 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 93.9 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| May | 96.9 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 97.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 97.2 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 94.0 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 95.3 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 94.4 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 84.0 | 10.0 | 3.6 | 2.4 |
| Dec | 69.6 | 14.7 | 8.9 | 6.9 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 4.5 kt |
| Feb | 5.5 kt |
| Mar | 5.7 kt |
| Apr | 5.3 kt |
| May | 5.7 kt |
| Jun | 5.7 kt |
| Jul | 4.7 kt |
| Aug | 4.2 kt |
| Sep | 4.2 kt |
| Oct | 4.5 kt |
| Nov | 3.9 kt |
| Dec | 4.2 kt |
Historical summary of past observations: not a forecast or safety rating. Always check the current METAR, TAF, and a weather briefing before flight.
KRDD airport diagram
Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.
Official FAA airport diagram · d-TPP cycle 2611 · Not for navigation. Download the official FAA PDF ↗
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Pilot PIREPs for Redding Municipal Airport (KRDD)
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