According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Burbank, CA (BUR) ranks #51 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Burbank, CA posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a high-volume U.S. airport.
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BUR on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes: 1,539,815.
Late Aircraft49.5% (762,843 min)
Carrier25.1% (387,200 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)22.0% (338,141 min)
Weather3.2% (49,404 min)
Security0.1% (2,227 min)
BUR - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: February (93.5%) · worst: December (88.9%)
BUR - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
BUR - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 17.5 min · taxi-in 4.6 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
BUR's average taxi-out (17.5 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 16.2 min (January 2025) to 20.1 min (October 2025).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Burbank, CA, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.
The standout signal at Burbank, CA is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 49.5% of 1,539,815 delay minutes across 319,148 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 82.4% (3.4 pts above the 79% national average), with 56,118 delayed and 4,589 cancelled (1.44%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (49.5% late-aircraft, 25.1% carrier, 22.0% NAS, 3.2% weather, 0.1% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.
On the multi-year calendar, BUR is strongest in February (93.5% on-time) and weakest in December (88.9%), a 4.6-point swing. Volume peaks in October (~4,743 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to LAS (Las Vegas) at 79.6% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Burbank, CA vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
82.4%Top 62%higher than 38% of 382 airports
Burbank, CA
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U.S. airports by on-time rate, bucketed by value
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Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
BUR's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from BUR before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in February rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 17.5 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times →
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Burbank, CA's on-time rate?
Burbank, CA (BUR) has a 82.4% on-time rate across 319,148 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 3.4 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the below-median on-time performance.
How does BUR rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Burbank, CA ranks #51 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a high-volume U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Burbank, CA?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at BUR, accounting for 49.5% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 49.5% late-aircraft, 25.1% carrier, 22.0% NAS/air-traffic-control, 3.2% weather, and 0.1% security.
When is the best time to fly through Burbank, CA?
February is historically BUR's strongest month at 93.5% on-time, while December is the weakest at 88.9%, a 4.6-point swing across the BTS historical record.
Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights