Route profile
BUR→DFW
Flight reliability, delays and best times to fly from Burbank to Dallas–Fort Worth, 1,231 miles.
Right now
Aviation weather is not currently a factor.
Aviation weather is not currently a factor.
Route reliability
July 2023 – July 2026
Better than 50% of comparable major US routes (4,598 compared)
Calculated from 2,244 flights. How this is calculated
BUR → DFW arrives on time 82.4% of the time; the return trip, DFW → BUR, arrives on time 71.3% of the time, an 11.2-point gap between the two directions of the same city pair.
BUR → DFW spends 33.3 minutes on the ground on a 1,231-mile trip: 20.9 minutes from pushback to wheels-up at BUR and 12.3 minutes from touchdown to gate at DFW.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · Data covering July 2023 – July 2026
What stands out
Every day of the week performs about the same on this route, steadier than 95% of 4,467 comparable routes.
84.8% on time on the best day (Tuesday) against 80.7% on the worst (Monday).
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – July 2026 · Ranked against every other route with the same kind of figure and at least 4,467 in the comparison.
What sets this route apart
Where BUR to DFW differs most from similar routes by hour, weekday, month and airline, July 2023 – July 2026.
BUR to DFW struggles most at 12 PM: 72.9% of its flights scheduled then arrive on time, 5.1 points behind the 78.0% on routes of similar length at the same hour. Against all other routes the gap is 6.5 points.
BUR to DFW is at its best against routes of similar length for flights scheduled at 7 AM: 91.5% arrive on time, 3.3 points ahead of the 88.2% those routes manage at that hour. Against all other routes the gap is 3.7 points.
BUR to DFW holds up on Sundays better than routes of similar length do: 82.7% on time to their 73.5%, a 9.2 points lead. Against all other routes the gap is 7.9 points.
August is kinder to BUR to DFW than to routes of similar length: 87.2% on time against 75.0%, 12.2 points better. Against all other routes the gap is 10.7 points.
American Airlines does better on BUR to DFW than on its routes of similar length: 82.4% on time here, 74.4% there, 8 points apart. Against all other routes the gap is 7.3 points.
BUR to DFW against comparable routes
July 2023 – July 2026| Measure | This route | Compared with | Them | Gap | Flights behind it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hour: 12 PM departures | 72.9% | routes of similar length | 78.0% | −5.1 pts | 904 here, 126,719 there |
| Hour: 7 AM departures | 91.5% | routes of similar length | 88.2% | +3.3 pts | 1,094 here, 168,609 there |
| Weekday: Sunday | 82.7% | routes of similar length | 73.5% | +9.2 pts | 307 here, 286,322 there |
| Month: August | 87.2% | routes of similar length | 75.0% | +12.2 pts | 179 here, 155,566 there |
| Airline: American Airlines | 82.4% | routes of similar length | 74.4% | +8.0 pts | 2,178 here, 421,624 there |
Each comparison pools the flights of other routes, with this route’s own left out. Similar length means within 15% of this route’s 1,231 miles, with at least 5 such routes. A bucket is set against the most comparable group that has enough flights: similar length, then the same origin (at least 3 routes), then all other routes. Hours, weekdays and months appear only where both sides have 120 completed flights, and airlines where both have 600. The gap must be at least 2 points and 2 standard errors, and only the largest gap each way is kept per measure. These are differences in the flights counted, not causes.
When it goes wrong
July 2023 – July 2026
41 min late
against a median of 12 min early
Percentiles over 2,244 operations; cancelled and diverted flights are counted separately.
Will your connection be tight enough?
Layovers at DFW after arriving from BUR.
| Connection time | Chance of missing | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 30 min | 28% | High risk |
| 45 min | 17% | High risk |
| 60 min | 12% | Some risk |
| 90 min | 6.9% | Some risk |
| 120 min | 4.3% | Low risk |
This is one leg of a connection. Gate changes and the next flight's own schedule matter too. And a connection can fail before delay is even the question — this route cancels 1.83% of the time and diverts 1.11% of the time, which a late arrival never shows up in.
Chance of missing is the share of 2,178 arrivals on this route that landed later than the connection time less 30 minutes to reach the next gate.
The worst tenth of arrivals on this route land at least 41 minutes late (90th-percentile gate arrival delay), over 2,244 operations.
Any other layover length: connection checker.
Why BUR → DFW runs late
July 2023 – July 2026
the inbound aircraft was late, so this flight started late
crew, maintenance, boarding and fueling, all within the carrier’s control
airspace and airport capacity, including weather-driven flow control
weather severe enough to stop this flight specifically
screening or terminal security incidents
Share of the delay minutes US DOT attributed to each cause for BUR → DFW. Only delays of 15 minutes or more are attributed.
Late-arriving aircraft is the largest cause on BUR → DFW, at 44.4%: flights here mostly leave late because the plane came in late.
Airlines on this route
Carriers with at least 200 flights, by the airline that operated each one.
| Carrier | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines | 2,244 | 82.4% | 1.83% | -12 min | 6.9% |
Other ways to fly Los Angeles to Dallas–Fort Worth
Airport pairs in the same two city markets, as the DOT defines them.
| Route | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAX→DFW Los Angeles to Dallas–Fort Worth | 20,649 | 76.9% | 1.61% | -5 min | 56 |
| BUR→DFW this route Burbank to Dallas–Fort Worth | 2,244 | 82.4% | 1.83% | -12 min | 66 |
BUR → DFW is the most reliable pairing for this journey at 82.4% on time, against 76.9% for LAX → DFW.
Flying to DFW from the Los Angeles area? Compare BUR, LAX, SNA, ONT for DFW, with the same test for what counts as a real difference.
Flights on this route
Flight numbers with at least 600 operations here and still on the schedule.
| Flight | Scheduled | Operations | On time |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA2599 American Airlines | 7:00 AM | 1,098 | 91.3% |
Weekly and seasonal patterns
By day of week
Tuesday is historically the most reliable day and Monday the least, a gap of 4.1 percentage points.
By month
- Jan: 75.7%
- Feb: 85.1%
- Mar: 78.7%
- Apr: 81.1%
- May: 82.6%
- Jun: 79.1%
- Jul: 79.0%
- Aug: 87.2%
- Sep: 89.9%
- Oct: 87.3%
- Nov: 78.5%
- Dec: 85.6%
January is historically the weakest month and September the strongest, a spread of 14.2 percentage points.
Reliability over time
July 2023 – July 2026
Over the most recent 12 months (2025-08 to 2026-07), on-time arrivals averaged 81.7% against 82.4% in the 12 months before — broadly unchanged.
Data and methodology
Calculated by FlyerIntel from 2,244 BUR → DFW flight records from the US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, covering July 2023 – July 2026. Late means 15 or more minutes past scheduled arrival; cancelled and diverted flights are left out of on-time rates.
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Related research: How Long a Layover Needs to Be · Two Airlines on One Route · Best Time of Day to Fly From Major US Airports
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