Historical on-time performance
Burbank to Houston
1,389 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BUR–HOU arrive on time 85% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate85%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.4%of scheduled flights
based on 124 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time85%Medianon timep9015 minCancel2.4%Flights124
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft62%
- 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 3 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 → HOU
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 — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 10 min · 324 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 30 min · 235 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 35 min · 178 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 92% on time.
- Saturdays92% on time · p90 10 min · 101 flights · limited
- Sundays84% on time · p90 30 min · 123 flights · limited
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 20 min · 111 flights · limited
- Mondays80% on time · p90 35 min · 112 flights · limited
- Fridays76% on time · p90 30 min · 113 flights · limited
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