Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Burbank
1,740 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MDW–BUR arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 214 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.5%Flights214
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather12%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft28%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline100%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 1 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 MDW → 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 — 81% on time.
- Mornings81% on time · p90 25 min · 407 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 40 min · 274 flights
- Evenings54% on time · p90 55 min · 125 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 60% to 82% on time.
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 118 flights · limited
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 127 flights · limited
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 120 flights · limited
- Fridays75% on time · p90 35 min · 139 flights · limited
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 30 min · 136 flights · limited
- Mondays71% on time · p90 65 min · 136 flights · limited
- Sundays60% on time · p90 50 min · 129 flights · limited
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