Route · BUR → HOU · 2020–2025 BTS data
Burbank to Houston
The BUR–HOU corridor (Burbank, CA → Houston, TX) runs ahead of the national average, served by 1 carrier across roughly 1,389 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 82.9%
- On-time
- +3.9 pts
- vs US avg
- 53 min
- Delay when late
- 615
- Flights
Cancelled
2.1%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
1,389 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2025 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2025 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2025 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| May 2025 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2025 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2024 | 45 | 13 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Nov 2024 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2024 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 1 | WN |
| Aug 2024 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2024 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 1 | WN |
| Jun 2024 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Dec 2021 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 1 | WN |
| Nov 2021 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2021 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2021 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2021 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2021 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2020 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | WN |
Cancellation Rate
2.1%
13 of 615 flights
Diversion Rate
0.8%
5 of 615 flights
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BUR - Burbank
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Burbank, CA.
Origin airport →HOU - Houston
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Houston, TX.
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What the Data Says About BUR to HOU
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show Burbank to Houston (BUR to HOU) running a 82.9% on-time rate over 615 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 52.5 minutes. The 1,389-mile corridor is served by 1 carrier, and over the last 24 months 2.1% of 615 flights were cancelled, 0.8% diverted.
Monthly performance data for this route did not show a clear best/worst split in the sample window; review the monthly table above for period-by-period detail.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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