Historical on-time performance
New York to Burbank
2,465 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on JFK–BUR arrive on time 61% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate61%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay115 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.0%of scheduled flights
based on 153 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time61%Medianon timep90115 minCancel2.0%Flights153
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)38%
- Late aircraft29%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly JFK → 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 — 74% on time.
- Mornings74% on time · p90 40 min · 115 flights · limited
- Afternoons61% on time · p90 95 min · 403 flights
- Evenings49% on time · p90 85 min · 326 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 53% to 62% on time.
- Fridays62% on time · p90 70 min · 121 flights · limited
- Wednesdays62% on time · p90 100 min · 121 flights · limited
- Tuesdays62% on time · p90 85 min · 120 flights · limited
- Mondays57% on time · p90 85 min · 120 flights · limited
- Thursdays57% on time · p90 80 min · 121 flights · limited
- Saturdays54% on time · p90 95 min · 121 flights · limited
- Sundays53% on time · p90 80 min · 120 flights · limited
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