Burbank (BUR) to San Jose (SJC)
Flight time
≈ 1h 24m
Bearing
319° NW
Burbank (BUR) to San Jose (SJC) is 296 miles (477 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BUR–SJC
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BUR–SJC; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 62% full.
Departures
326
April 2026
Seats
44,662
both directions
Passengers
27,570
both directions
Load factor
61.7%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BUR–SJC?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BUR–SJC in April 2026 (326 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
326 departures · 44,662 seats
Share of departures100.0%61.7%
Load
What plane flies BUR–SJC?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 100% of BUR–SJC departures.
- Boeing 737-700
326 departures · 61.7% load
100.0%
How has BUR–SJC traffic changed?
Nonstop BUR–SJC departures fell from 403 in May 2025 to 326 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BUR–SJC traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
403 departures · 37,155 passengers
64.6%
Load
June 2025
401 departures · 37,513 passengers
65.7%
Load
July 2025
407 departures · 34,212 passengers
59.1%
Load
August 2025
406 departures · 38,920 passengers
67.0%
Load
September 2025
402 departures · 38,480 passengers
66.9%
Load
October 2025
414 departures · 38,677 passengers
65.3%
Load
November 2025
392 departures · 34,759 passengers
62.3%
Load
December 2025
364 departures · 31,312 passengers
60.6%
Load
January 2026
316 departures · 22,833 passengers
52.1%
Load
February 2026
317 departures · 25,214 passengers
58.6%
Load
March 2026
334 departures · 28,890 passengers
63.0%
Load
April 2026
326 departures · 27,570 passengers
61.7%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
BUR → SJC
61.3% full
163 departures · 13,689 passengers
SJC → BUR
62.2% full
163 departures · 13,881 passengers
Nonstop BUR–SJC traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
San Jose
US
Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport
Coordinates
37.36°N, 121.93°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Burbank (BUR) from San Jose (SJC)?
BUR to SJC is 296 miles (477 km / 257 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BUR to SJC?
A nonstop covers the 296-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 24m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BUR–SJC?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BUR–SJC?
Distance-based programs credit off the 296-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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