Historical on-time performance
Burbank to Houston
1,389 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BUR–HOU arrive on time 87% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate87%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 185 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time87%Medianon timep9015 minCancel1.6%Flights185
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Late aircraft52%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly BUR → HOU
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 10 min · 320 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 30 min · 234 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 35 min · 177 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 92% on time.
- Saturdays92% on time · p90 10 min · 99 flights · limited
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 89 flights · limited
- Sundays84% on time · p90 30 min · 122 flights · limited
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 20 min · 88 flights · limited
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 20 min · 110 flights · limited
- Mondays80% on time · p90 35 min · 111 flights · limited
- Fridays77% on time · p90 30 min · 112 flights · limited
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