Route Reliability
Burbank → San Francisco
BUR–SFO · 326 miles · Hollywood Burbank Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- 69%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 13 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.0%
- Cancelled
- 3,231
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.United Airlines72%2,182 flights
- 2.Alaska Airlines71%798 flights
- 3.Southwest Airlines45%251 flights
What the data says
The 3–6 PM departure wins.
BUR–SFO flights departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 78% of the time, versus 63% between 6–9 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
BUR–SFO flights arrived on time 80% of the time on Saturdays and just 65% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
United Airlines has a clear lead on this route.
United Airlines arrived on time 72% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 45%.
Recent months have been rougher.
BUR–SFO flights arrived on time 55% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 76% in the three months before that.
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
- Mon67%(484 flights)
- Tue77%(435 flights)
- Wed68%(450 flights)
- Thu65%(478 flights)
- Fri66%(485 flights)
- Sat80%(381 flights)
- Sun65%(479 flights)
- 6–9 AM71%(726 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM69%(470 flights)
- 12–3 PM70%(641 flights)
- 3–6 PM78%(512 flights)
- 6–9 PM63%(838 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM—(5 flights)
Jun 77% → May 32% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 77% | 278 |
| July 2025 | 71% | 272 |
| August 2025 | 77% | 267 |
| September 2025 | 77% | 251 |
| October 2025 | 70% | 278 |
| November 2025 | 70% | 247 |
| December 2025 | 69% | 252 |
| January 2026 | 79% | 253 |
| February 2026 | 78% | 231 |
| March 2026 | 86% | 310 |
| April 2026 | 48% | 268 |
| May 2026 | 32% | 285 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 3,231 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.