Burbank (BUR) Flight Delays: Rate, Best Hours and Airlines
Burbank (BUR) is covered here with a statistics page (it is not one of the 22 full guide airports): 17.6% of flights departing BUR arrived 15 or more minutes late across 89,563 flights, January 2023 to December 2025. Southwest Airlines operated 63.9% of those departures, with a 16.0% delay rate of its own. The worst scheduled departure hours are 9 PM (32.9%) and 7 PM (23.9%); 7 AM is the best at 7.7%. 1.27% of scheduled BUR departures were cancelled in 2024 to 2025.
Delay window: January 2023 to December 2025. Cancellation window: 2024 to 2025. Last updated: 2026-10-01. Delayed means a flight arrived 15 or more minutes after its scheduled arrival, the BTS and DOT on-time standard. Cancelled and diverted flights are excluded from delay rates. Historical BTS figures are separate from DelayGuard's per-flight model probability and from live FAA, weather and ground-delay status.
Predict a BUR flight
Historical BTS on-time (15+ min) at BUR
Sample size: 89,563 flights, window: January 2023 to December 2025. Delay rate 17.6%. Cancellation rate 1.27% of 61,321 scheduled flights, 2024 to 2025.
Why BUR runs the way it does
Southwest Airlines flew 63.9% of BUR departures in the window, and its flights ran 16.0% late against 17.6% for the airport as a whole. With one carrier that large, BUR's delay record largely follows how Southwest Airlines runs its schedule.
BUR delays peak in March (21.1%), June (19.7%) and July (18.7%) and are lowest in February (15.2%). That shape is consistent with the summer thunderstorm season, when convective weather builds through the afternoon and slows arrivals and departures.
Delays build through the day: 7.7% of flights scheduled before 8 AM ran late against 25.9% after 8 PM. That is the pattern BTS describes as late-arriving aircraft, where a previous flight with the same aircraft arriving late makes the next departure late.
Best and worst times to fly from BUR
BUR delay rate by scheduled departure hour (hours with 100+ flights)| Hour | Delayed 15+ min | Flights |
|---|
| 7 AM | 7.7% | 11,751 |
| 8 AM | 11.9% | 6,781 |
| 9 AM | 10.7% | 6,180 |
| 10 AM | 15.6% | 7,192 |
| 11 AM | 14.1% | 5,223 |
| 12 PM | 19.3% | 6,410 |
| 1 PM | 21.4% | 7,086 |
| 2 PM | 22.4% | 5,464 |
| 3 PM | 22.3% | 5,145 |
| 4 PM | 21.1% | 6,086 |
| 5 PM | 20.5% | 5,246 |
| 6 PM | 21.4% | 5,140 |
| 7 PM | 23.9% | 4,796 |
| 8 PM | 23.7% | 5,395 |
| 9 PM | 32.9% | 1,659 |
BUR delays and cancellations by month
BUR by month| Month | Delayed 15+ min | Flights | Cancelled |
|---|
| Jan | 17.4% | 6,808 | 2.44% |
| Feb | 15.2% | 6,221 | 2.07% |
| Mar | 21.1% | 7,076 | 1.65% |
| Apr | 17.7% | 7,183 | 0.64% |
| May | 18.5% | 7,512 | 0.56% |
| Jun | 19.7% | 7,689 | 0.96% |
| Jul | 18.7% | 7,997 | 1.65% |
| Aug | 16.5% | 7,765 | 1.04% |
| Sep | 15.3% | 7,686 | 0.86% |
| Oct | 17.7% | 7,953 | 0.82% |
| Nov | 15.5% | 7,772 | 1.41% |
| Dec | 17.9% | 7,901 | 1.32% |
Airlines at BUR
Regional operators are reported separately from the airline brands they fly for.
Routes from BUR
Routes from BUR (500+ flights)| Route | Delayed 15+ min | Flights | Cancelled | Link |
|---|
| BUR to LAS | 21.5% | 13,071 | 1.55% | Predict |
| BUR to OAK | 13.8% | 9,608 | 1.52% | Predict |
| BUR to PHX | 15.0% | 9,567 | 1.03% | Predict |
| BUR to SFO | 27.7% | 9,039 | 1.43% | Predict |
| BUR to SMF | 14.4% | 8,439 | 1.49% | Predict |
| BUR to SJC | 13.1% | 7,547 | 1.42% | Predict |
| BUR to DEN | 17.8% | 6,008 | 0.84% | Predict |
| BUR to SEA | 18.9% | 4,515 | 2.16% | Predict |
| BUR to SLC | 11.7% | 4,287 | 0.42% | Predict |
| BUR to PDX | 13.2% | 3,091 | 1.76% | Predict |
| BUR to DFW | 17.4% | 2,121 | 1.58% | Predict |
| BUR to DAL | 16.7% | 1,236 | 0.78% | Predict |
| BUR to RNO | 18.3% | 1,199 | 0.23% | Predict |
| BUR to AUS | 14.2% | 1,156 | 0.12% | Predict |
| BUR to BOI | 18.8% | 1,105 | 0.12% | Predict |
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Questions
- How often are flights delayed at BUR?
- 17.6% of flights departing BUR arrived 15 or more minutes late across 89,563 flights, January 2023 to December 2025 (BTS). Across all US domestic flights in the data, the rate is 21.2%.
- What is the best time to fly from BUR?
- Early departures run best. 7 AM flights ran 7.7% late (11,751 flights), 9 AM flights ran 10.7% late (6,180 flights) and 8 AM flights ran 11.9% late (6,781 flights). The worst hours are 9 PM (32.9%), 7 PM (23.9%) and 8 PM (23.7%).
- Which month is worst for delays at BUR?
- March has the highest delay rate at 21.1%. February is the lowest at 15.2%.
- Which airline has the best on-time record at BUR?
- Among carriers still flying with at least 5,000 flights from BUR, Southwest Airlines has the lowest delay rate at 16.0% (57,194 flights). SkyWest Airlines is highest at 20.4%. Regional operators such as SkyWest are reported separately from the airline brands they fly for.
- How often are BUR flights cancelled?
- 1.27% of 61,321 scheduled departures from BUR were cancelled in 2024 to 2025. The US figure over the same period is 1.41%. See the full ranking on the cancellation rates page.
- Does DelayGuard show live delays at BUR?
- The predictor covers BUR flights with a model probability that combines history, weather and FAA data. This page shows historical BTS figures only.
- Is BUR better than nearby airports?
- Compare BUR with LAX (18.4%), SNA (18.2%) and ONT (16.6%) on the Los Angeles area: LAX vs BUR vs SNA vs ONT compared page. Those are the delay rates for flights departing each airport over the same window.