Route Reliability

Route reliability

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

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

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

Las Vegas, NVBurbank, CA

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Route at a glance · September 2025 to August 2026

LAS to BUR

Las Vegas, NV to Burbank, CA

On time
77.6%vs 75.6% U.S. average Better than average
Cancelled
1.4%vs 1.9% U.S. average Better than average
60+ min late
6.6%vs 8.1% U.S. average Better than average
Scheduled flights
4,075in 12 months3 airlines
Most reliable airline
Spirit Airlines85.8% on time · 668 flights

On time more often than the U.S. average, with fewer cancellations.

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 LAS to BUR, 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 85.8% 2.7% 5.2% 75 min 0.3% 668
2. Frontier Airlines Small sample (under 300 flights) 79.1% 1.9% 9.2% 102 min 0.0% 206
3. Southwest Airlines 75.9% 1.1% 6.7% 53 min 0.2% 3,201

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 Las Vegas (LAS) to Burbank (BUR): 85.8% of its 668 scheduled flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, compared with 75.9% for Southwest Airlines.
  • 1.4% of flights on this route were cancelled (about 1 in 71), 0.5 points lower than the U.S. average of 1.9%.
  • 6.6% of flights, about 1 in 15, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 57 min.
  • Overall, 77.6% of flights on this route arrived on time, 2.0 points higher than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
  • Over the last 3 years, November was the most reliable month on this route (83.5% on time) and July the least reliable (74.2%).
  • Cancellations peaked in February, when 2.8% of flights were cancelled.
  • Flights scheduled to depart 6 am to 7 am were the most punctual (90.4% on time); flights scheduled to depart 8 pm to 9 pm were the least (60.6%).
  • In the other direction, Burbank (BUR) to Las Vegas (LAS), 79.0% of flights were on time and 1.7% were cancelled. Compare airlines BUR to LAS.

Best and worst months to fly LAS to BUR

Jan 82.4%
Feb 78.1%
Mar 79.5%
Apr 80.0%
May 81.6%
Jun 75.1%
Jul 74.2%
Aug 78.9%
Sep 76.8%
Oct 74.5%
Nov 83.5%
Dec 79.6%
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 77.6%
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 82.4% 1,068
February 78.1% 1,001
March 79.5% 1,091
April 80.0% 1,053
May 81.6% 1,043
June 75.1% 1,022
July 74.2% 1,073
August 78.9% 1,143
September 76.8% 1,136
October 74.5% 1,140
November 83.5% 1,086
December 79.6% 1,114
Best and worst calendar month by airline, September 2023 to August 2026.
AirlineBest monthWorst month
Spirit Airlines January (87.6%) July (78.6%)
Southwest Airlines November (82.6%) October (72.6%)

Month by month, last 12 months

Sep 78.4%
Oct 71.9%
Nov 79.0%
Dec 74.9%
Jan 83.2%
Feb 78.8%
Mar 84.6%
Apr 79.7%
May 76.4%
Jun 76.4%
Jul 72.7%
Aug 74.9%
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 78.4% 352
Oct 2025 71.9% 363
Nov 2025 79.0% 352
Dec 2025 74.9% 366
Jan 2026 83.2% 340
Feb 2026 78.8% 330
Mar 2026 84.6% 377
Apr 2026 79.7% 349
May 2026 76.4% 296
Jun 2026 76.4% 288
Jul 2026 72.7% 319
Aug 2026 74.9% 343

Best and worst departure times

6a 90.4%
7a 88.4%
8a 86.8%
9a 87.5%
10a 83.4%
11a 80.5%
12p 78.7%
1p 74.6%
2p 72.8%
3p 73.7%
4p 72.9%
5p 69.6%
6p 75.5%
7p 65.1%
8p 60.6%
Share of scheduled flights on time
By scheduled local departure hour at LAS, September 2025 to August 2026. Hours with no scheduled flights are omitted. Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
Departing 6 am to 7 am 90.4% 249
Departing 7 am to 8 am 88.4% 413
Departing 8 am to 9 am 86.8% 197
Departing 9 am to 10 am 87.5% 303
Departing 10 am to 11 am 83.4% 253
Departing 11 am to noon 80.5% 313
Departing noon to 1 pm 78.7% 268
Departing 1 pm to 2 pm 74.6% 138
Departing 2 pm to 3 pm 72.8% 327
Departing 3 pm to 4 pm 73.7% 331
Departing 4 pm to 5 pm 72.9% 229
Departing 5 pm to 6 pm 69.6% 257
Departing 6 pm to 7 pm 75.5% 261
Departing 7 pm to 8 pm 65.1% 252
Departing 8 pm to 9 pm 60.6% 284
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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 Las Vegas, NV (LAS) to Burbank, CA (BUR), 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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