Route Reliability

Route reliability

Phoenix (PHX) to Burbank (BUR): which airline is most on time?

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

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

Phoenix, AZBurbank, CA

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Route at a glance · September 2025 to August 2026

PHX to BUR

Phoenix, AZ to Burbank, CA

On time
78.9%vs 75.6% U.S. average Better than average
Cancelled
0.7%vs 1.9% U.S. average Better than average
60+ min late
6.3%vs 8.1% U.S. average Better than average
Scheduled flights
3,147in 12 months4 airlines
Most reliable airline
Envoy Air82.7% on time · 365 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 PHX 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. Envoy Air Operating carrier; sold as American Eagle Most reliable 82.7% 0.5% 4.7% 51 min 1.4% 365
2. Southwest Airlines 78.5% 0.7% 5.9% 54 min 0.1% 2,191
3. SkyWest Airlines Operating carrier; sold as United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle, Alaska 78.5% 0.7% 8.7% 84 min 0.9% 554
American Airlines Insufficient sample (fewer than 50 flights) 37

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

Envoy Air has the strongest record on this route.

  • Envoy Air had the best on-time record from Phoenix (PHX) to Burbank (BUR): 82.7% of its 365 scheduled flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, compared with 78.5% for SkyWest Airlines.
  • American Airlines also flew this route but with fewer than 50 reported flights, too few to rate.
  • 0.7% of flights on this route were cancelled (about 1 in 143), 1.2 points lower than the U.S. average of 1.9%.
  • 6.3% of flights, about 1 in 16, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 60 min.
  • Overall, 78.9% of flights on this route arrived on time, 3.3 points higher than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
  • Over the last 3 years, January was the most reliable month on this route (83.5% on time) and July the least reliable (78.4%).
  • Flights scheduled to depart 7 am to 8 am were the most punctual (91.3% on time); flights scheduled to depart 8 pm to 9 pm were the least (54.5%).
  • In the other direction, Burbank (BUR) to Phoenix (PHX), 82.2% of flights were on time and 1.0% were cancelled. Compare airlines BUR to PHX.

Best and worst months to fly PHX to BUR

Jan 83.5%
Feb 82.4%
Mar 78.8%
Apr 81.4%
May 79.0%
Jun 79.8%
Jul 78.4%
Aug 82.5%
Sep 83.2%
Oct 79.5%
Nov 80.4%
Dec 79.3%
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 78.9%
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 83.5% 753
February 82.4% 717
March 78.8% 864
April 81.4% 807
May 79.0% 823
June 79.8% 791
July 78.4% 798
August 82.5% 753
September 83.2% 749
October 79.5% 815
November 80.4% 816
December 79.3% 842
Best and worst calendar month by airline, September 2023 to August 2026.
AirlineBest monthWorst month
Southwest Airlines January (85.5%) July (76.9%)
SkyWest Airlines August (91.9%) December (69.9%)

Month by month, last 12 months

Sep 80.5%
Oct 70.7%
Nov 71.7%
Dec 73.8%
Jan 85.4%
Feb 80.3%
Mar 79.9%
Apr 84.8%
May 83.5%
Jun 78.0%
Jul 77.5%
Aug 81.5%
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 80.5% 236
Oct 2025 70.7% 273
Nov 2025 71.7% 258
Dec 2025 73.8% 267
Jan 2026 85.4% 240
Feb 2026 80.3% 233
Mar 2026 79.9% 288
Apr 2026 84.8% 276
May 2026 83.5% 284
Jun 2026 78.0% 268
Jul 2026 77.5% 275
Aug 2026 81.5% 249

Best and worst departure times

6a Insufficient sample
7a 91.3%
8a 86.1%
9a 90.5%
10a 84.8%
11a 74.0%
12p 77.8%
1p 83.0%
2p 83.7%
3p 78.1%
4p 75.5%
5p 67.5%
6p 57.4%
7p 77.5%
8p 54.5%
9p Insufficient sample
Share of scheduled flights on time
By scheduled local departure hour at PHX, 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 Insufficient sample 45
Departing 7 am to 8 am 91.3% 473
Departing 8 am to 9 am 86.1% 352
Departing 9 am to 10 am 90.5% 169
Departing 10 am to 11 am 84.8% 145
Departing 11 am to noon 74.0% 208
Departing noon to 1 pm 77.8% 144
Departing 1 pm to 2 pm 83.0% 112
Departing 2 pm to 3 pm 83.7% 331
Departing 3 pm to 4 pm 78.1% 146
Departing 4 pm to 5 pm 75.5% 310
Departing 5 pm to 6 pm 67.5% 194
Departing 6 pm to 7 pm 57.4% 169
Departing 7 pm to 8 pm 77.5% 102
Departing 8 pm to 9 pm 54.5% 213
Departing 9 pm to 10 pm Insufficient sample 34
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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 Phoenix, AZ (PHX) 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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