Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Burbank
1,231 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–BUR arrive on time 65% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate65%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.5%of scheduled flights
based on 729 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time65%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.5%Flights729
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline40%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft45%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline6%
- Weather94%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 18 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 DFW → BUR
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 78% on time.
- Middays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,077 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 65 min · 1,018 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 74% on time.
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 35 min · 310 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 55 min · 312 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 312 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 45 min · 314 flights
- Saturdays67% on time · p90 75 min · 312 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 60 min · 313 flights
- Thursdays66% on time · p90 55 min · 310 flights
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