The flight time from San Francisco to Burbank is 1 hour, 10 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves SFO San Francisco, CA 2 minutes early.
14 minutes taxiing out
51 minutes in the air
4 minutes taxiing in
Arrives BUR Burbank, CA 4 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
85%
Alaska
81%
Southwest
76%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from San Francisco to Burbank is 1 hour, 10 minutes. The time spent in the air is 51 minutes.

The flight distance from San Francisco to Burbank is 326 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Burbank to San Francisco
1 hour, 18 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 4m
United
1h 16m
Alaska
1h 20m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 15m 30m 45m1h1h 15m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

58

Distance

326 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246810

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
31
United
26
Alaska
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is San Francisco from Burbank by plane?

The distance from San Francisco to Burbank by plane is 326 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from San Francisco to Burbank?

The flight time from San Francisco to Burbank is 1 hour, 10 minutes. The time spent in the air is 51 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 4 minutes, and Alaska the slowest taking 1 hour, 20 minutes.

What airlines fly from San Francisco to Burbank?

Alaska, Southwest, and United are the airlines with direct flights from San Francisco to Burbank.

Does Southwest fly from San Francisco to Burbank?

Yes! Southwest does fly from San Francisco (SFO) to Burbank (BUR). On average, they have 31 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves San Francisco 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 51 minutes
Taxiing In 4 minutes
Arrives Burbank 4 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from San Francisco to Burbank, Southwest is 76% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 76% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 85% 14% 1%
Alaska 81% 19% 0%
Southwest 76% 21% 3%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between San Francisco and Burbank, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Southwest 10 50 2 64
United 17 52 5 76
Alaska 18 53 6 80

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
12pm 0.85
4pm 1.15
11am 0.32
6am 0.52
8pm 0.78
6pm 0.62
10am 0.53
9am 0.39
2pm 0.18
7am 0.28
3pm 0.11
1pm 0.33
7pm 0.73
8am 1.08
5pm 0.32

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from San Francisco to Burbank that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 228
February 204
March 224
April 231
May 254
June 230
July 253
August 262
September 236
October 239
November 313
December 376

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from San Francisco to Burbank that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 9.02
Tuesday 8.77
Wednesday 8.92
Thursday 9.08
Friday 9.12
Saturday 6.06
Sunday 7.69

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
Southwest 1
United 1
Alaska 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
12pm 14 51 3 71
4pm 17 52 5 75
11am 19 51 2 74
6am 11 50 2 64
8pm 12 50 3 66
6pm 13 51 4 70
10am 14 50 3 68
9am 13 50 2 67
2pm 10 50 2 65
7am 10 50 2 64
3pm 9 50 2 62
1pm 13 51 3 68
7pm 14 51 4 72
8am 19 52 5 78
5pm 10 50 2 63
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.