Historical on-time performance
Portland to Burbank
817 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PDX–BUR arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 885 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time84%Medianon timep9020 minCancel1.1%Flights885
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft40%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
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 · 758 flights
- Afternoons80% on time · p90 25 min · 590 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 25 min · 447 flights
- Evenings78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,366 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 85% on time.
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 388 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 20 min · 437 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 435 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 30 min · 471 flights
- Sundays81% on time · p90 30 min · 481 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 35 min · 472 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 477 flights
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