Route · BUR → MDW · 2020–2025 BTS data
Burbank to Chicago
According to PlainFlights' route traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), BUR to MDW (Burbank to Chicago) ranks #4667 of 4927 tracked domestic routes by total flights (most flights = #1).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 86.7%
- On-time
- +7.7 pts
- vs US avg
- 61 min
- Delay when late
- 789
- Flights
- #4667 of 4927
- Corpus placement
Cancelled
2.0%
Best Month
Jul 2024 81%
Worst Month
Jul 2024 81%
Distance
1,740 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2025 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2025 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Jul 2025 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Jun 2025 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| May 2025 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2025 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2024 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2024 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2024 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2024 | 58 | 11 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2024 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2023 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2023 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 1 | WN |
| Jul 2023 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2022 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2022 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2021 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2021 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2021 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2020 | 30 | 0 | 11 | 0 | WN |
BUR–MDW seasonal on-time pattern
Best: March (100.0%) · weakest: December (80.6%)
Strongest calendar month
March
100.0% on-time · ~30 flights/mo
Busiest calendar month
July
~42 flights/mo avg
Weakest calendar month
December
80.6% on-time · ~31 flights/mo
Cancellation Rate
2.0%
16 of 789 flights
Diversion Rate
0.4%
3 of 789 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 profileMDW - Chicago
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Chicago, IL.
MDW on-time profileCompare the two airports
See BUR and MDW side by side on delays, cancellations, and reliability.
Compare BUR vs MDWOrigin-hub reliability standing
Among BUR's stronger departures
BUR → MDW posts a 86.7% on-time rate, landing in the ≥85% band with 8 of 21 BTS-tracked routes leaving Burbank. The same hub also shows 12 mid-band and 1 challenged departures · fleet-wide on-time rank #701 of 4927 (highest on-time = #1).
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What the Data Says About BUR to MDW
Burbank to Chicago (BUR to MDW) is one of the more dependable pairings in the BTS On-Time Performance dataset: a 86.7% on-time rate across 789 flights, with delays that do happen averaging 61.2 minutes. The corridor runs roughly 1,740 miles and is served by 1 carrier. Over the most recent 24 months, 16 of 789 flights were cancelled (2.0%) and 3 diverted (0.4%).
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–MDW peaks in March at 100.0% on-time while July carries the heaviest traffic (~42 flights per month) ; the softest month is December at 80.6%, a 19.4-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–MDW data
BUR–MDW runs 7.7 pts above the national 79% average; the remaining risk is month-to-month swing and carrier mix, not a weak headline rate.
- Compare BUR and MDW airport profiles: delay causes and top routes differ even on the same corridor. BUR airport
- If your dates flex, March (100.0% on-time) beats December (80.6%) on this corridor. Seasonal chart
- 4 other routes post a similar 86.7% 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.