Flights Burbank → Portland
BUR → PDX
Route overview
The flight route from Burbank to Portland operates with a high on-time performance rate of 94%, featuring an average delay time of -0.5 minutes, indicating generally punctual arrivals. Over the past year, this route has seen 247 flights using Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft, connecting passengers from the historic Burbank Airport, which opened in 1942, to one of the busiest airports by passenger traffic, Portland International Airport, serving approximately 18,563,132 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) → Portland (PDX) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines. Across 326 flights monitored in recent months, 93% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of -1 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.60%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Portland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Burbank the average ATFM delay is 2.4 minutes.
Heading to Portland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Burbank (BUR) to Portland (PDX) heads north for about 1,316 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 4m.
Departures from Burbank on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 72% of BUR-PDX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Burbank the average ATFM delay is 2.4 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Portland it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 326 tracked BUR-PDX flights, 93% left on time with an average delay of -1 min and a 4.6% 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% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about BUR-PDX
On the Burbank (BUR) -> Portland (PDX) route, on-time performance is 93% with an average delay of -1 minutes, based on 326 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Burbank-Portland is 4.60% across 326 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska 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.
