Historical on-time performance
Burbank to Dallas-Fort Worth
1,231 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BUR–DFW arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.6%of scheduled flights
based on 729 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9040 minCancel2.6%Flights729
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather11%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft50%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline5%
- Weather95%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 19 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 → DFW
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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 5 min · 1,096 flights
- Middays72% on time · p90 60 min · 1,087 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 310 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 40 min · 312 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 312 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 45 min · 314 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 50 min · 313 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 45 min · 312 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 25 min · 310 flights
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