SFO → BUR: 78% on-time

Historical on-time performance

San Francisco to Burbank

326 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS

Flights on SFO–BUR arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.

On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min

p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)

Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights

based on 2,984 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).

By airline

How each carrier compares

Airline	On-time	Median	p90	Cancel	Flights
United Airlinesbest	82%	on time	35 min	0.1%	1,461
SkyWest Airlines	77%	on time	55 min	1.5%	1,272
Southwest Airlines	55%	5 min	90 min	3.2%	251

United Airlinesbest
On-time82%
Medianon time
p9035 min
Cancel0.1%
Flights1,461
SkyWest Airlines
On-time77%
Medianon time
p9055 min
Cancel1.5%
Flights1,272
Southwest Airlines
On-time55%
Median5 min
p9090 min
Cancel3.2%
Flights251

Why flights run late

Delay causes

Airline22%
Weather4%
Air traffic (NAS)22%
Late aircraft52%
Security0%

Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.

When flights don't go

Why flights were cancelled

Airline14%
Weather21%
Air traffic (NAS)66%
Security0%

Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 29 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 SFO → 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 — 84% on time.

Mornings84% on time · p90 20 min · 2,101 flights
Afternoons79% on time · p90 45 min · 1,775 flights
Middays75% on time · p90 45 min · 2,506 flights
Evenings75% on time · p90 55 min · 2,080 flights
Overnights74% on time · p90 50 min · 897 flights

Best day of week

On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 83% on time.

Saturdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,113 flights
Tuesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,316 flights
Wednesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,348 flights
Mondays77% on time · p90 50 min · 1,404 flights
Thursdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,409 flights
Sundays74% on time · p90 50 min · 1,358 flights
Fridays73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,411 flights

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