Burbank (BUR) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW): On-Time Performance
Data through May 2026
When you fly BUR to DFW matters as much as anything else about the booking: the route swung from 92% on-time in September 2025 to just 71% in November 2025. Across the full period the route averages 81% on-time against a national 78%.
- On-time
- 81%
- arrived <15 min late
- Avg delay
- 17 min
- completed flights
- Cancelled
- 2.0%
- Flights/day
- 2.0
- last 12 months
- Duration
- 3h 13m
- scheduled
- Distance
- 1,231 mi
Monthly on-time trend
Best time to fly from BUR to DFW
Aim for departures around 7 a.m. (90% on-time); avoid 1 p.m. departures (68%).
By day of week
| Day | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 78% | 17 min |
| Tuesdaybest | 86% | 19 min |
| Wednesday | 82% | 16 min |
| Thursday | 82% | 14 min |
| Friday | 80% | 17 min |
| Saturday | 80% | 13 min |
| Sunday | 81% | 22 min |
What causes delays on this route
Share of total delay minutes by cause, as reported by carriers to the US DOT.
- Late-arriving aircraft48%
- Airline operations30%
- National airspace system13%
- Weather9%
Frequently asked questions
- How often are flights from BUR to DFW delayed?
- 19% of BUR–DFW flights arrived 15 or more minutes late (the US DOT definition of a delay) between 2024-06 and 2026-05. The average arrival delay across completed flights was 17 minutes.
- What is the best time of day to fly from BUR to DFW?
- Departures around 7 a.m. have the best record (90% on-time), while departures around 1 p.m. have the worst (68%). As on most US routes, delays accumulate through the day, so earlier flights are generally safer.
- How long is the flight from BUR to DFW?
- The scheduled BUR–DFW flight time averages 3h 13m over 1,231 miles. Actual arrival times vary — flights on this route land 15+ minutes late 19% of the time.
- How often are BUR to DFW flights cancelled?
- 2% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled between 2024-06 and 2026-05, slightly above the national rate of 1.6%.
- What is the worst month to fly from BUR to DFW?
- November 2025 was the roughest month in this dataset, with only 71% of arrivals on time. The best was September 2025 at 92%. If your dates are flexible, that 21-point gap is worth planning around.
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Based on 1,455 flights, 2024-06–2026-05. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-07-01.