Route · MDW → BUR · 2020–2025 BTS data
Chicago to Burbank
According to PlainFlights' route traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), MDW to BUR (Chicago to Burbank) ranks #4614 of 4927 tracked domestic routes by total flights (most flights = #1).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 73%
- On-time
- -6 pts
- vs US avg
- 56 min
- Delay when late
- 852
- Flights
- #4614 of 4927
- Corpus placement
Cancelled
0.2%
Best Month
Jul 2024 64%
Worst Month
Jul 2024 64%
Distance
1,740 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2025 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2025 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2025 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| May 2025 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2025 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2024 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2024 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2024 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2024 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2024 | 58 | 21 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2024 | 50 | 11 | 0 | 2 | WN |
| Oct 2023 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2023 | 30 | 16 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2023 | 41 | 14 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2023 | 46 | 18 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2022 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2022 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2022 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2021 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Sep 2021 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2021 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN |
MDW–BUR seasonal on-time pattern
Best: May (80.6%) · weakest: July (64.5%)
Strongest calendar month
May
80.6% on-time · ~31 flights/mo
Busiest calendar month
July
~42 flights/mo avg
Weakest calendar month
July
64.5% on-time · ~42 flights/mo
Cancellation Rate
0.2%
2 of 822 flights
Diversion Rate
0.4%
3 of 822 flights
Explore origin & destination
On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
MDW - Chicago
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Chicago, IL.
MDW on-time profileBUR - Burbank
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Burbank, CA.
BUR on-time profileCompare the two airports
See MDW and BUR side by side on delays, cancellations, and reliability.
Compare MDW vs BUROrigin-hub reliability standing
Softer reliability from MDW
Among 69 routes leaving MDW, only 18 (including this one) clear below 75% on-time, while 0 stay ≥85% and 51 sit mid-band. Travelers comparing MDW options should weigh this 73% print against those peers · fleet on-time rank #4684 of 4927.
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What the Data Says About MDW to BUR
On-time performance on the MDW to BUR pairing (Chicago to Burbank) trails a chunk of the network: 73% of 852 tracked flights arrived on schedule, with a 55.6-minute average delay on the ones that ran late. The route spans about 1,740 miles across 1 carrier. Cancellations over the trailing 24 months hit 0.2% (2 of 822 flights), with 0.4% 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.
On the multi-year calendar, MDW–BUR peaks in May at 80.6% on-time while July carries the heaviest traffic (~42 flights per month) ; the softest month is July at 64.5%, a 16.1-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 MDW–BUR data
MDW–BUR sits 6 pts below the national 79% average; check the seasonal chart and airport profiles before treating the headline as typical.
- Compare MDW and BUR airport profiles: delay causes and top routes differ even on the same corridor. MDW airport
- If your dates flex, May (80.6% on-time) beats July (64.5%) on this corridor. Seasonal chart
- 4 other routes post a similar 73% 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.