Historical on-time performance
Atlanta to Burbank
1,941 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ATL–BUR arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate69%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.6%of scheduled flights
based on 307 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9055 minCancel2.6%Flights307
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline46%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft37%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline63%
- Weather38%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 8 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly ATL → BUR
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 63% to 67% on time.
- Thursdays67% on time · p90 40 min · 101 flights · limited
- Mondays67% on time · p90 75 min · 103 flights · limited
- Saturdays66% on time · p90 55 min · 104 flights · limited
- Sundays65% on time · p90 120 min · 104 flights · limited
- Fridays63% on time · p90 55 min · 104 flights · limited
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