Route Reliability
San Francisco → Burbank
SFO–BUR · 326 miles · San Francisco International Airport to Hollywood Burbank Airport
- 79%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 6 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.9%
- Cancelled
- 3,225
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.United Airlines83%2,182 flights
- 2.Alaska Airlines75%792 flights
- 3.Southwest Airlines57%251 flights
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
SFO–BUR flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 76% between 12–3 PM.
Thursday is the weak spot.
SFO–BUR flights arrived on time 86% of the time on Saturdays. On Thursdays: 75%.
United Airlines has a clear lead on this route.
United Airlines arrived on time 83% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 57%.
Slipping a little lately.
SFO–BUR flights arrived on time 73% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 77% 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
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The breakdown
- Mon77%(484 flights)
- Tue81%(434 flights)
- Wed83%(446 flights)
- Thu75%(479 flights)
- Fri76%(485 flights)
- Sat86%(377 flights)
- Sun77%(482 flights)
- 6–9 AM87%(448 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM79%(676 flights)
- 12–3 PM76%(505 flights)
- 3–6 PM79%(720 flights)
- 6–9 PM76%(838 flights)
Jun 77% → May 63% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 77% | 278 |
| July 2025 | 79% | 273 |
| August 2025 | 83% | 266 |
| September 2025 | 90% | 252 |
| October 2025 | 86% | 277 |
| November 2025 | 83% | 246 |
| December 2025 | 71% | 249 |
| January 2026 | 80% | 256 |
| February 2026 | 81% | 229 |
| March 2026 | 85% | 309 |
| April 2026 | 71% | 268 |
| May 2026 | 63% | 284 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 3,225 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.