Flights Burbank → New York
BUR → JFK
Route overview
This flight route operates between Burbank and New York, utilizing an Airbus A320 aircraft. With only two flights recorded, the on-time performance is exactly fifty percent, and when delays occur, they average 9.5 minutes. The origin airport in Burbank has been operational since 1942, while the destination airport opened three years later in 1948 and currently serves over sixty-two million passengers annually.
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) → New York (JFK) route is operated by JetBlue Airways. Across 33 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 4 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Burbank the average ATFM delay is 2.4 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Burbank (BUR) to New York (JFK) heads north-east for about 3,958 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 22m.
Departures from Burbank on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of BUR-JFK flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Burbank the average ATFM delay is 2.4 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into New York it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 33 tracked BUR-JFK flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 4 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about BUR-JFK
On the Burbank (BUR) -> New York (JFK) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 4 minutes, based on 33 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Burbank-New York is 0.00% across 33 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: JetBlue Airways.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at New York, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
