Historical on-time performance
Sacramento to Burbank
358 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SMF–BUR arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.9%of scheduled flights
based on 2,679 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.9%Flights2,679
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft66%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline69%
- Weather27%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 51 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 SMF → 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 — 93% on time.
- Mornings93% on time · p90 5 min · 2,480 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 15 min · 2,091 flights
- Afternoons80% on time · p90 30 min · 1,535 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,576 flights
- Overnights68% on time · p90 65 min · 646 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 87% on time.
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 1,172 flights
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 1,171 flights
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 773 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,348 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 1,354 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,361 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 30 min · 1,149 flights
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