Historical on-time performance
Burbank to Portland
817 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BUR–PDX arrive on time 89% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate89%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay10 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 966 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time89%Medianon timep9010 minCancel1.0%Flights966
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline40%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft45%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline90%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 10 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 → PDX
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 5 min · 1,309 flights
- Evenings85% on time · p90 20 min · 557 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 25 min · 754 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 35 min · 457 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 83% to 91% on time.
- Tuesdays91% on time · p90 10 min · 417 flights
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 422 flights
- Sundays88% on time · p90 15 min · 485 flights
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 381 flights
- Mondays86% on time · p90 15 min · 468 flights
- Fridays84% on time · p90 25 min · 475 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 479 flights
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