Historical on-time performance
Burbank to San Francisco
Flights on BUR–SFO arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 2,990 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesbestOn-time73%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.6%Flights1,278
- United AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9075 minCancel0.3%Flights1,461
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time43%Median20 minp9090 minCancel2.0%Flights251
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline16%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)54%
- Late aircraft26%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline17%
- Weather23%
- Air traffic (NAS)60%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 30 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 → SFO
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 68% to 73% on time.
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,727 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 80 min · 1,986 flights
- Overnights70% on time · p90 60 min · 870 flights
- Middays69% on time · p90 55 min · 2,431 flights
- Mornings68% on time · p90 55 min · 2,331 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 64% to 78% on time.
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,121 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,319 flights
- Wednesdays71% on time · p90 55 min · 1,349 flights
- Mondays68% on time · p90 65 min · 1,399 flights
- Thursdays68% on time · p90 60 min · 1,403 flights
- Fridays66% on time · p90 70 min · 1,408 flights
- Sundays64% on time · p90 70 min · 1,346 flights
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