Burbank, CA

What the Data Says About BUR

Burbank, CA in Burbank, California handled 319,148 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 82.4% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 56,118 experienced delays, 4,589 were cancelled, and 367 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.44%, the diversion rate to 0.11%, and the average delay when departures run late is 62.1 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing BUR against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at BUR, Late Aircraft leads the pack. Late Aircraft accounts for 49.5% of total delay minutes, followed by Carrier at 25.1% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 22.0%. Weather contributes 3.2% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.1%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, February runs the cleanest at BUR with a 93.5% on-time rate, while December is the roughest at 88.9% — a 5-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in October, when average flights hit 4,743. The busiest route from BUR is to LAS (Las Vegas), with 22,547 flights at a 79.6% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 82.4% on-time, 62.1-minute average delay, 1.44% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Burbank, CA.