SJC to BUR flight delays

SJC BUR Mineta San Jose to Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope · 296 miles

7,245 flights were scheduled from SJC to BUR over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 7,129 that made the trip, 85.2% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. These are arrival figures: “on time” means the flight reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Arrivals are what decide whether you make the connection, so route and airline pages are scored on them rather than on pushback.

Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics

The route in brief

Flights in the window
7,245
Arrived on time
85.2%
Cancelled
1.4%
Scheduled distance
296 miles

Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled. Diverted flights are counted with them rather than as very late arrivals, which is why the on-time share and the cancellation rate do not add up to everything that happened.

Airline by airline

Airlines with at least 100 flights on SJC–BUR, busiest first. Same route, same weather, same air traffic — which makes this the fairest comparison on the site.

Airline Arrived on time Typical delay Cancelled Flights
Southwest Airlines 85.6% 53 min 1.4% 7,021
Spirit Airlines 74.8% 62 min 1% 204

Month by month

June was the month to avoid on SJC–BUR: 81% of flights arrived on time, against 90.4% in February. Each bar pools three years of that calendar month.

Share of flights that arrived on time, by calendar month. Best month in green, worst in amber. The hairline sits at the overall rate, 85.2%.
Arrival on-time share, SJC to BUR, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 90.1% 562
February 90.4% 542
March 88.7% 565
April 86.9% 535
May 86.9% 537
June 81% 562
July 81.5% 646
August 81.8% 662
September 83.7% 696
October 82.3% 692
November 86.3% 636
December 85.1% 610

Both ends of the route

A route’s record is built out of two airports’ habits. The hour-by-hour grid for each is on its own page.

SJC to BUR in one number

SJC → BUR

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 53 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 7,245 flights

85.2% of flights arrived on time

Questions about SJC to BUR

Which airline is most reliable from SJC to BUR?
Southwest Airlines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 85.6% of the time, with 7,021 scheduled. Spirit Airlines came in at 74.8% over 204 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly SJC to BUR?
June, at 81% of arrivals on time, with 562 flights scheduled. February was the best of the year at 90.4%.
How late are SJC–BUR flights when they are late?
53 min on average, counting only the flights that arrived 15 minutes or more behind schedule. The on-time flights are left out of that average on purpose — mixing them in would flatter it.
How often is the SJC to BUR flight cancelled?
1.4% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled, July 2023 through June 2026. Diverted flights are counted with the cancellations rather than as late arrivals.
Are these departure or arrival numbers?
Arrival. A flight counts as on time here if it reached the gate at BUR less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Airport pages score departures instead, because that is the number you can act on when you pick a booking time.