Historical on-time performance
New York to Burbank
2,465 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on JFK–BUR arrive on time 64% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate64%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay110 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.6%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-time64%Medianon timep90110 minCancel2.6%Flights153
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)38%
- Late aircraft23%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)50%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 4 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 JFK → BUR
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Afternoons are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 63% on time.
- Afternoons63% on time · p90 95 min · 383 flights
- Evenings51% on time · p90 85 min · 329 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 54% to 63% on time.
- Fridays63% on time · p90 85 min · 105 flights · limited
- Wednesdays63% on time · p90 105 min · 104 flights · limited
- Tuesdays62% on time · p90 70 min · 102 flights · limited
- Thursdays56% on time · p90 80 min · 105 flights · limited
- Saturdays55% on time · p90 95 min · 105 flights · limited
- Mondays55% on time · p90 95 min · 102 flights · limited
- Sundays54% on time · p90 80 min · 103 flights · limited
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