Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport (BUR) delays & on-time performance
Burbank, California · 34 nonstop destinations · 11 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at BUR right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
82%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.3%
375 flights
Avg arrival delay
13 min
66 min when late
Departed on time
81%
avg taxi-out 18 min
Figures cover 29,940 departures from BUR; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into BUR were on time 80% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport (BUR) arrived on time 82% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 1.3% were cancelled, and 6% arrived an hour or more late.
- Alaska Airlines was the most punctual airline here (87% on time); United Airlines was the least (70%).
- Departures scheduled around 7am did best (92% on time); around 8pm did worst (71%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (47%).
Most delayed routes from BUR
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- SFO · San Francisco62%3,066 flts
- ATL · Atlanta76%364 flts
- LAS · Las Vegas81%4,167 flts
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth82%728 flts
- PHX · Phoenix83%3,119 flts
- RNO · Reno83%423 flts
- DAL · Dallas84%394 flts
- SEA · Seattle84%1,617 flts
- STS · Santa Rosa84%671 flts
- BOI · Boise85%429 flts
Most reliable routes from BUR
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- SLC · Salt Lake City91%1,473 flts
- PDX · Portland91%996 flts
- SJC · San Jose87%2,161 flts
- SMF · Sacramento86%2,609 flts
- OAK · Oakland85%2,735 flts
- DEN · Denver85%2,166 flts
- BOI · Boise85%429 flts
- STS · Santa Rosa84%671 flts
- SEA · Seattle84%1,617 flts
- DAL · Dallas84%394 flts
Best airline at BUR
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines | 87% | 1.8% | 9 min | 3 | 2,673 |
| Delta Air Lines | 84% | 2.4% | 20 min | 2 | 759 |
| SkyWest Airlines | 84% | 1.2% | 15 min | 11 | 4,150 |
| Southwest Airlines | 83% | 1.1% | 10 min | 22 | 17,444 |
| Spirit Airlines | 83% | 2.8% | 13 min | 1 | 797 |
| American Airlines | 81% | 2.7% | 14 min | 2 | 769 |
| Envoy Air | 81% | 0.5% | 12 min | 1 | 384 |
| Frontier Airlines | 75% | 1.0% | 27 min | 2 | 191 |
| Allegiant Air | 73% | 0.0% | 23 min | 4 | 150 |
| JetBlue | 71% | 6.1% | 34 min | 1 | 180 |
| United Airlines | 70% | 0.5% | 22 min | 2 | 2,443 |
Best time to fly out of BUR
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 7am92%4,287 flts
- 8am86%2,173 flts
- 9am88%2,607 flts
- 10am87%1,767 flts
- 11am85%1,876 flts
- 12pm80%2,257 flts
- 1pm77%2,420 flts
- 2pm79%1,860 flts
- 3pm81%1,852 flts
- 4pm79%1,915 flts
- 5pm80%1,499 flts
- 6pm76%1,969 flts
- 7pm77%1,615 flts
- 8pm71%1,630 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft47%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion26%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)22%
- Extreme weather4%
- Security0%
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.