Historical on-time performance
Denver to Burbank
850 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–BUR arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 2,201 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time76%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.2%Flights895
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.5%Flights1,306
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft55%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline44%
- Weather22%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 9 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 DEN → BUR
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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 1,112 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 30 min · 1,867 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 40 min · 841 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 70 min · 1,592 flights
- Overnights54% on time · p90 80 min · 718 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 844 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 40 min · 896 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 862 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 787 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 40 min · 906 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 50 min · 930 flights
- Fridays68% on time · p90 60 min · 905 flights
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