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Route Reliability

Burbank → Denver

BURDEN · 850 miles · Hollywood Burbank Airport to Denver International Airport

88
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
2,254
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.United Airlines85%896 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines83%1,306 flights

Not enough history to rank: Frontier Airlines (52 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

BUR–DEN flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 61% between 3–6 PM.

Skip Tuesday if you can.

BUR–DEN flights arrived on time 89% of the time on Saturdays. On Tuesdays: 80%.

Not much between United Airlines and Southwest Airlines.

On this route they all land within 83% to 85% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon86%(324 flights)
  • Tue80%(298 flights)
  • Wed83%(307 flights)
  • Thu82%(347 flights)
  • Fri83%(329 flights)
  • Sat89%(281 flights)
  • Sun83%(347 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM92%(494 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM89%(559 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(835 flights)
  • 3–6 PM61%(163 flights)
  • 6–9 PM79%(182 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 74% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202574%216
July 202571%220
August 202582%213
September 202585%205
October 202587%215
November 202587%200
December 202582%172
January 202694%153
February 202690%143
March 202680%165
April 202693%160
May 202687%171

Based on 2,254 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.