Historical on-time performance
Burbank to New York
2,465 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BUR–JFK arrive on time 56% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate56%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay130 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.3%of scheduled flights
based on 153 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time56%Median5 minp90130 minCancel3.3%Flights153
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline38%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Late aircraft57%
- 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 → JFK
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 48% to 48% on time.
- Overnights48% on time · p90 110 min · 728 flights
- Middays48% on time · p90 105 min · 71 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 43% to 54% on time.
- Saturdays54% on time · p90 120 min · 121 flights · limited
- Tuesdays53% on time · p90 80 min · 120 flights · limited
- Fridays52% on time · p90 70 min · 121 flights · limited
- Wednesdays51% on time · p90 120 min · 121 flights · limited
- Sundays48% on time · p90 110 min · 120 flights · limited
- Mondays43% on time · p90 105 min · 120 flights · limited
- Thursdays43% on time · p90 120 min · 120 flights · limited
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