Flights Seattle → Burbank
SEA → BUR
Route overview
The flight route from Seattle to Burbank operates with a high on-time performance rate of 86%, with an average delay of just 4.4 minutes. Over the past year, this route has seen 353 flights using Boeing 737 and Boeing 737-700 aircraft, serving Burbank Airport, which opened in 1942 and currently handles over five 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 Seattle (SEA) → Burbank (BUR) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines. Across 470 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.26%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.7/100 (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 Seattle the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Burbank: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Seattle (SEA) to Burbank (BUR) heads south for about 1,509 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 18m.
Departures from Seattle on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 43% of SEA-BUR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Seattle the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Burbank it is 2.4 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 470 tracked SEA-BUR flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 4.3% 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 SEA-BUR
On the Seattle (SEA) -> Burbank (BUR) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 470 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Seattle-Burbank is 4.26% across 470 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.
