Historical on-time performance
Burbank to St. Louis
1,583 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BUR–STL arrive on time 86% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate86%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 183 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time86%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.5%Flights183
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft46%
- 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 → STL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 210 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 25 min · 294 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 94% on time.
- Thursdays94% on time · p90 10 min · 77 flights · limited
- Tuesdays91% on time · p90 10 min · 75 flights · limited
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 74 flights · limited
- Mondays86% on time · p90 15 min · 79 flights · limited
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 68 flights · limited
- Fridays76% on time · p90 30 min · 79 flights · limited
- Sundays76% on time · p90 30 min · 79 flights · limited
Advertisement
Keep exploring