Route · BUR → JFK · 2020–2025 BTS data
Burbank to New York
According to PlainFlights' route traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), BUR to JFK (Burbank to New York) ranks #4049 of 4927 tracked domestic routes by total flights (most flights = #1).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 62.1%
- On-time
- -16.9 pts
- vs US avg
- 93 min
- Delay when late
- 1,653
- Flights
- #4049 of 4927
- Corpus placement
Cancelled
4.0%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
2,465 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 0 | B6 |
| Aug 2025 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | B6 |
| Jul 2025 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 0 | B6 |
| Jun 2025 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 0 | B6 |
| May 2025 | 31 | 18 | 0 | 0 | B6 |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 3 | B6 |
| Aug 2024 | 31 | 20 | 4 | 0 | B6 |
| Jul 2024 | 31 | 23 | 0 | 0 | B6 |
| Jun 2024 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 0 | B6 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 2 | B6 |
| Apr 2024 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 1 | B6 |
| Mar 2024 | 31 | 14 | 1 | 3 | B6 |
| Jan 2024 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 2 | B6 |
| Dec 2023 | 31 | 19 | 0 | 2 | B6 |
| Nov 2023 | 30 | 19 | 0 | 1 | B6 |
| Oct 2023 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | B6 |
| Sep 2023 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 0 | B6 |
| Aug 2023 | 31 | 15 | 2 | 0 | B6 |
| Jul 2023 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 0 | B6 |
| Jun 2023 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 0 | B6 |
| May 2023 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | B6 |
| Apr 2023 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 3 | B6 |
| Mar 2023 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 3 | B6 |
| Jan 2023 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 1 | B6 |
BUR–JFK seasonal on-time pattern
Best: January (77.2%) · weakest: July (44.5%)
Strongest calendar month
January
77.2% on-time · ~42 flights/mo
Busiest calendar month
February
~53 flights/mo avg
Weakest calendar month
July
44.5% on-time · ~31 flights/mo
Cancellation Rate
4.0%
29 of 734 flights
Diversion Rate
2.9%
21 of 734 flights
Explore origin & destination
On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
BUR - Burbank
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Burbank, CA.
BUR on-time profileJFK - New York
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for New York, NY.
JFK on-time profileCompare the two airports
See BUR and JFK side by side on delays, cancellations, and reliability.
Compare BUR vs JFKOrigin-hub reliability standing
Softer reliability from BUR
Among 21 routes leaving BUR, only 1 (including this one) clear below 75% on-time, while 8 stay ≥85% and 12 sit mid-band. Travelers comparing BUR options should weigh this 62.1% print against those peers · fleet on-time rank #4914 of 4927.
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What the Data Says About BUR to JFK
Burbank to New York (BUR to JFK) sits among the less reliable pairings in the BTS dataset, on-time only 62.1% of the time across 1,653 flights, with a 93.4-minute average delay when service runs late. Carriers on this 2,465-mile route (1 total) show a 4.0% cancellation rate and 2.9% diversion rate over the last 24 months (29 of 734 flights cancelled).
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.
On the multi-year calendar, BUR–JFK peaks in January at 77.2% on-time while February carries the heaviest traffic (~53 flights per month) ; the softest month is July at 44.5%, a 32.7-point swing that repeats because the corridor's weather and holiday mix stays stable year to year.
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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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Using BUR–JFK data
BUR–JFK sits 16.9 pts below the national 79% average; check the seasonal chart and airport profiles before treating the headline as typical.
- Compare BUR and JFK airport profiles: delay causes and top routes differ even on the same corridor. BUR airport
- If your dates flex, January (77.2% on-time) beats July (44.5%) on this corridor. Seasonal chart
- 4 other routes post a similar 62.1% on-time rate; compare before you commit to this pairing. Similar routes
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers on this origin–destination pair, not any single flight or booking recommendation.
Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates this specific route's on-time performance and monthly trend, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.