Route · BUR → JFK · 2020–2025 BTS data
Burbank to New York
The BUR–JFK corridor (Burbank, CA → New York, NY) runs behind the national average, served by 1 carrier across roughly 2,465 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 62.1%
- On-time
- -16.9 pts
- vs US avg
- 93 min
- Delay when late
- 1,653
- Flights
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 |
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.
Origin airport →JFK - New York
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for New York, NY.
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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.
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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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