Flights Oakland → Burbank
OAK → BUR
Route overview
This flight route connects Oakland, where the airport was established in 1927, to Burbank, with its more recently opened airport from 1942. Over the course of a year, it operates approximately 633 flights, maintaining an 80% on-time performance rate with an average delay of 9.1 minutes when delays do occur.
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 Oakland (OAK) → Burbank (BUR) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 897 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.11%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Burbank the average ATFM delay is 2.4 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Oakland the average ATFM delay is 1.4 minutes.
Heading to Burbank: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Oakland (OAK) to Burbank (BUR) heads south-east for about 523 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 4m.
Departures from Oakland on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 45% of OAK-BUR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Oakland the average ATFM delay is 1.4 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Burbank it is 2.4 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 897 tracked OAK-BUR flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 1.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about OAK-BUR
On the Oakland (OAK) -> Burbank (BUR) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 897 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Oakland-Burbank is 1.11% across 897 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Burbank, 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.
