Historical on-time performance
Dallas to Burbank
1,243 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DAL–BUR arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.7%of scheduled flights
based on 355 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.7%Flights355
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Late aircraft61%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline17%
- Weather83%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 6 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 DAL → BUR
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 59% to 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 20 min · 221 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 25 min · 481 flights
- Evenings59% on time · p90 70 min · 417 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 177 flights · limited
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 174 flights · limited
- Mondays74% on time · p90 45 min · 188 flights · limited
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 35 min · 154 flights · limited
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 45 min · 188 flights · limited
- Fridays68% on time · p90 40 min · 194 flights · limited
- Sundays67% on time · p90 70 min · 193 flights · limited
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