Route Reliability

Route reliability

Burbank (BUR) to Las Vegas (LAS): which airline is most on time?

On-time arrivals, cancellations and long delays for every airline that reported nonstop flights from Burbank, CA (BUR) to Las Vegas, NV (LAS), September 2025 to August 2026.

Historical performance Official DOT data through August 2026 · Not live flight status

Burbank, CALas Vegas, NV

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Three-letter airport codes, nonstop U.S. domestic flights. One direction at a time.

Route at a glance · September 2025 to August 2026

BUR to LAS

Burbank, CA to Las Vegas, NV

On time
79.0%vs 75.6% U.S. average Better than average
Cancelled
1.7%vs 1.9% U.S. average About average
60+ min late
6.5%vs 8.1% U.S. average Better than average
Scheduled flights
4,116in 12 months3 airlines
Most reliable airline
Spirit Airlines81.3% on time · 670 flights

On time more often than the U.S. average, with a typical cancellation rate.

Compared with all U.S. flights, September 2025 to August 2026. “About average” means within 1.5 points for on time, 0.3 for cancelled and 1 for 60+ minutes late.

Airlines on this route

Ranked by on-time arrival

Airlines from BUR to LAS, September 2025 to August 2026. Rates are shares of all scheduled flights.
Airline On time Cancelled 60+ min late Avg delay when late Diverted Flights
1. Spirit Airlines Most reliable 81.3% 3.1% 7.3% 72 min 0.0% 670
2. Southwest Airlines 78.9% 1.4% 6.0% 57 min 0.1% 3,240
3. Frontier Airlines Small sample (under 300 flights) 71.8% 1.9% 11.7% 104 min 0.0% 206

On time = arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Avg delay when late = average arrival delay of flights 15+ minutes late. "Most reliable" needs at least 300 flights in 12 months. Tap a heading to sort.

What this means

Spirit Airlines has the strongest record on this route.

  • Spirit Airlines had the best on-time record from Burbank (BUR) to Las Vegas (LAS): 81.3% of its 670 scheduled flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, compared with 78.9% for Southwest Airlines.
  • 1.7% of flights on this route were cancelled (about 1 in 59), about the same as the U.S. average of 1.9%.
  • 6.5% of flights, about 1 in 15, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 62 min.
  • Overall, 79.0% of flights on this route arrived on time, 3.4 points higher than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
  • Over the last 3 years, December was the most reliable month on this route (82.6% on time) and March the least reliable (75.2%).
  • Cancellations peaked in February, when 3.6% of flights were cancelled.
  • Flights scheduled to depart 7 am to 8 am were the most punctual (93.0% on time); flights scheduled to depart 8 pm to 9 pm were the least (70.3%).
  • In the other direction, Las Vegas (LAS) to Burbank (BUR), 77.6% of flights were on time and 1.4% were cancelled. Compare airlines LAS to BUR.

Best and worst months to fly BUR to LAS

Jan 82.5%
Feb 81.5%
Mar 75.2%
Apr 81.1%
May 81.0%
Jun 77.5%
Jul 76.0%
Aug 75.8%
Sep 76.9%
Oct 78.7%
Nov 82.1%
Dec 82.6%
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 79.0%
All airlines combined, by calendar month, September 2023 to August 2026 (3 years pooled). Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
January 82.5% 1,077
February 81.5% 1,009
March 75.2% 1,097
April 81.1% 1,061
May 81.0% 1,052
June 77.5% 1,040
July 76.0% 1,089
August 75.8% 1,150
September 76.9% 1,135
October 78.7% 1,160
November 82.1% 1,088
December 82.6% 1,115
Best and worst calendar month by airline, September 2023 to August 2026.
AirlineBest monthWorst month
Spirit Airlines November (82.8%) July (65.8%)
Southwest Airlines December (82.7%) March (75.3%)

Month by month, last 12 months

Sep 77.3%
Oct 77.7%
Nov 76.1%
Dec 81.7%
Jan 84.8%
Feb 83.3%
Mar 78.5%
Apr 79.1%
May 78.7%
Jun 77.3%
Jul 81.2%
Aug 71.9%
Share of scheduled flights on time U.S. average 75.6%
All airlines combined, September 2025 to August 2026. Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
Sep 2025 77.3% 352
Oct 2025 77.7% 363
Nov 2025 76.1% 352
Dec 2025 81.7% 366
Jan 2026 84.8% 342
Feb 2026 83.3% 330
Mar 2026 78.5% 377
Apr 2026 79.1% 349
May 2026 78.7% 296
Jun 2026 77.3% 304
Jul 2026 81.2% 336
Aug 2026 71.9% 349

Best and worst departure times

7a 93.0%
8a 87.9%
9a 89.0%
10a 83.9%
11a 80.4%
12p 77.2%
1p 75.2%
2p 74.4%
3p 72.9%
4p 78.4%
5p 72.1%
6p 73.2%
7p 71.6%
8p 70.3%
10p Insufficient sample
Share of scheduled flights on time
By scheduled local departure hour at BUR, September 2025 to August 2026. Hours with no scheduled flights are omitted. Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
Departing 7 am to 8 am 93.0% 374
Departing 8 am to 9 am 87.9% 355
Departing 9 am to 10 am 89.0% 308
Departing 10 am to 11 am 83.9% 292
Departing 11 am to noon 80.4% 276
Departing noon to 1 pm 77.2% 246
Departing 1 pm to 2 pm 75.2% 250
Departing 2 pm to 3 pm 74.4% 308
Departing 3 pm to 4 pm 72.9% 262
Departing 4 pm to 5 pm 78.4% 208
Departing 5 pm to 6 pm 72.1% 390
Departing 6 pm to 7 pm 73.2% 205
Departing 7 pm to 8 pm 71.6% 373
Departing 8 pm to 9 pm 70.3% 266
Departing 10 pm to 11 pm Insufficient sample 3
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Sources & data dates

Source
U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987-present)
Period
September 2025 to August 2026 (12 months); month-of-year patterns September 2023 to August 2026
Data through
August 2026
Processed
2026-11-03
Scope
Nonstop scheduled flights from Burbank, CA (BUR) to Las Vegas, NV (LAS), one direction. Airlines that report to the DOT only.
Method
Rates use all scheduled flights as the denominator; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Figures based on fewer than 50 scheduled flights are suppressed. Full methodology.

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