Flights San Francisco → Burbank
SFO → BUR
How long is the flight from San Francisco to Burbank?
The flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Burbank (BUR) takes 53 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from San Francisco to Burbank operates with a Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 76%, with an average delay of 11.2 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 814 flights, serving Burbank Airport, which opened in 1942 and currently handles approximately 5,898,736 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 San Francisco (SFO) → Burbank (BUR) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 2027 flights monitored in recent months, 70% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.94%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Burbank the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Burbank: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Francisco (SFO) to Burbank (BUR) heads south-east for about 525 km, a flight time of roughly 53m.
Departures from San Francisco on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 45% of SFO-BUR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Burbank it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 2,027 tracked SFO-BUR flights, 70% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 0.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about SFO-BUR
The flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Burbank (BUR) takes 53 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the San Francisco (SFO) -> Burbank (BUR) route, on-time performance is 70% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 2027 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Francisco-Burbank is 0.94% across 2027 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United 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.
