Historical on-time performance
Burbank to Dallas
1,243 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BUR–DAL arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 353 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.6%Flights353
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline19%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)31%
- Late aircraft44%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 2 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 BUR → DAL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 505 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 30 min · 305 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 35 min · 441 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 88% on time.
- Saturdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 153 flights · limited
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 167 flights · limited
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 169 flights · limited
- Mondays84% on time · p90 30 min · 189 flights · limited
- Fridays82% on time · p90 20 min · 193 flights · limited
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 188 flights · limited
- Sundays80% on time · p90 30 min · 193 flights · limited
Keep exploring