Flights Burbank → Phoenix
BUR → PHX
Route overview
The flight route from Burbank to Phoenix operates with an 81% on-time performance rate, experiencing an average delay of 10.3 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen a total of 797 flights using Canadair Regional Jet 900 aircraft. The origin airport in Burbank was established in 1942 and serves as a gateway to Phoenix, which is one of the busiest cities in terms of passenger traffic with over 44 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) → Phoenix (PHX) route is operated by American Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1049 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.38%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Burbank the average ATFM delay is 2.4 minutes.
Heading to Phoenix: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Burbank (BUR) to Phoenix (PHX) heads east for about 593 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 10m.
Departures from Burbank on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 43% of BUR-PHX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Burbank the average ATFM delay is 2.4 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Phoenix it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,049 tracked BUR-PHX flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 0.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about BUR-PHX
On the Burbank (BUR) -> Phoenix (PHX) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 1049 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Burbank-Phoenix is 0.38% across 1049 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American 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.
