Historical on-time performance
San Francisco to Burbank
326 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SFO–BUR arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 2,963 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time83%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.4%Flights1,271
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.3%Flights1,692
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline21%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)26%
- Late aircraft49%
- 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 SFO → 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 — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 25 min · 2,151 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,728 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 40 min · 2,379 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 55 min · 1,987 flights
- Overnights71% on time · p90 55 min · 959 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 84% on time.
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,065 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 1,328 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,359 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 1,385 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,393 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,292 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,382 flights
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