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Best Airline: SFO to BUR

San Francisco to Burbank — airline reliability comparison

United Airlines is the most reliable airline on the SFO to BUR route with a 82% on-time rate, compared to Southwest Airlines at 68%. Based on 3,342 flights tracked.

This route involves high-congestion airports, which can affect reliability regardless of airline.

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated October 2026.

On-Time Rate by Airline

United Airlines82%
SkyWest Airlines81%
Frontier Airlines74%
Southwest Airlines68%

SFO to BUR Airline Comparison

AirlineOn-Time %Cancel %Avg DelayFlights
United AirlinesUABest82%0.6%62m3,342
SkyWest AirlinesOO81%1.3%64m5,493
Frontier AirlinesF974%0.0%91m100
Southwest AirlinesWNWorst68%2.5%55m2,079

Route Overview

79%
Overall On-Time
61m
Avg Delay
1.3%
Cancel Rate
11,036
Total Flights
SFO to BUR Route DetailsReturn: BUR to SFO
SFO AirportBUR Airport

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Data last updated October 2026. Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics.