Historical on-time performance
Burbank to Portland
817 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BUR–PDX arrive on time 88% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate88%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 886 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time88%Medianon timep9015 minCancel1.1%Flights886
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline41%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft39%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 76% to 92% on time.
- Overnights92% on time · p90 10 min · 50 flights · limited
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 1,328 flights
- Evenings83% on time · p90 25 min · 554 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 25 min · 800 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 35 min · 405 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 83% to 89% on time.
- Tuesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 422 flights
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 426 flights
- Sundays86% on time · p90 20 min · 480 flights
- Mondays86% on time · p90 15 min · 472 flights
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 387 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 477 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 25 min · 473 flights
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