Burbank (BUR) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
Flight time
≈ 3h 15m
Bearing
88° E
Burbank (BUR) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) is 1,229 miles (1,977 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BUR–DFW
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, American Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BUR–DFW; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 79% of departures; flights ran 89% full.
Departures
114
May 2026
Seats
19,608
both directions
Passengers
17,512
both directions
Load factor
89.3%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BUR–DFW?
American Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BUR–DFW in May 2026 (114 departures).
- AA
114 departures · 19,608 seats
Share of departures100.0%89.3%
Load
What plane flies BUR–DFW?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 79% of BUR–DFW departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
90 departures · 89.5% load
79.0% - Boeing 737-800
24 departures · 88.4% load
21.1%
How has BUR–DFW traffic changed?
Nonstop BUR–DFW departures fell from 121 in June 2025 to 114 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop BUR–DFW traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
121 departures · 18,584 passengers
89.5%
Load
July 2025
122 departures · 19,017 passengers
90.6%
Load
August 2025
118 departures · 18,526 passengers
91.3%
Load
September 2025
118 departures · 18,652 passengers
91.9%
Load
October 2025
123 departures · 19,034 passengers
90.0%
Load
November 2025
116 departures · 16,978 passengers
85.1%
Load
December 2025
123 departures · 18,672 passengers
88.3%
Load
January 2026
110 departures · 16,619 passengers
87.8%
Load
February 2026
110 departures · 16,572 passengers
87.6%
Load
March 2026
123 departures · 18,234 passengers
86.2%
Load
April 2026
116 departures · 17,720 passengers
88.8%
Load
May 2026
114 departures · 17,512 passengers
89.3%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DFW → BUR
90.5% full
58 departures · 9,033 passengers
BUR → DFW
88.0% full
56 departures · 8,479 passengers
Nonstop BUR–DFW traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Dallas-Fort Worth
US
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Coordinates
32.90°N, 97.04°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Burbank (BUR) from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)?
BUR to DFW is 1,229 miles (1,977 km / 1,068 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BUR to DFW?
A nonstop covers the 1,229-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 15m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BUR–DFW?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (79.0%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (21.1%).
What mileage do I earn flying BUR–DFW?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,229-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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