Flights Burbank → Denver
BUR → DEN
Route overview
This flight route connects Burbank with Denver, featuring an airport in Burbank that has been operational since 1942 and a bustling Denver International Airport which opened in 1989. With over 475 flights recorded annually, the route maintains an on-time performance rate of 85%, with average delays of approximately 9.8 minutes per flight.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Burbank (BUR) → Denver (DEN) route is operated by United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 624 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.28%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Burbank the average ATFM delay is 2.4 minutes.
Heading to Denver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Burbank (BUR) to Denver (DEN) heads north-east for about 1,366 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 8m.
Departures from Burbank on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 65% of BUR-DEN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Burbank the average ATFM delay is 2.4 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Denver it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 624 tracked BUR-DEN flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 1.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about BUR-DEN
On the Burbank (BUR) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 624 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Burbank-Denver is 1.28% across 624 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: United Airlines, Southwest Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
