Historical on-time performance
Portland to Burbank
817 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PDX–BUR arrive on time 85% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate85%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 965 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time85%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.9%Flights965
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline43%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft38%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline89%
- Weather11%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 9 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 PDX → 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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 706 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 20 min · 558 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 25 min · 498 flights
- Evenings79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,388 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 85% on time.
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 382 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 20 min · 432 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 429 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 30 min · 486 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 25 min · 468 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 479 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 40 min · 474 flights
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