Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Burbank
369 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHX–BUR arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 3,004 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirbestOn-time86%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.4%Flights231
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.9%Flights2,176
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.0%Flights501
- American AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9080 minCancel0.0%Flights96
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline35%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft52%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline28%
- Weather52%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 25 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 PHX → 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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 2,979 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,852 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 35 min · 2,184 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 55 min · 1,692 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 55 min · 847 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 85% on time.
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,266 flights
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,247 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,153 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,464 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,491 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,476 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 40 min · 1,457 flights
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