Historical on-time performance
Denver to Burbank
850 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–BUR arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 2,290 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9060 minCancel0.7%Flights1,338
- United AirlinesbestOn-time75%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.3%Flights952
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft55%
- 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 DEN → BUR
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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 1,112 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 30 min · 1,747 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 45 min · 842 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 70 min · 1,599 flights
- Overnights54% on time · p90 80 min · 740 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 76% on time.
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 851 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 45 min · 887 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 757 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 867 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 45 min · 884 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 50 min · 913 flights
- Fridays68% on time · p90 60 min · 881 flights
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