Burbank (BUR) to St Louis (STL)
Flight time
≈ 3h 58m
Bearing
70° E
Burbank (BUR) to St Louis (STL) is 1,580 miles (2,543 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BUR–STL
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BUR–STL; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 89% full.
Departures
14
July 2026
Seats
1,918
both directions
Passengers
1,703
both directions
Load factor
88.8%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BUR–STL?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BUR–STL in July 2026 (14 departures).
- WN
14 departures · 1,918 seats
Share of departures100.0%88.8%
Load
What plane flies BUR–STL?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 100% of BUR–STL departures.
- Boeing 737-700
14 departures · 88.8% load
100.0%
How has BUR–STL traffic changed?
Nonstop BUR–STL departures fell from 60 in August 2025 to 14 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop BUR–STL traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
60 departures · 7,193 passengers
83.8%
Load
September 2025
59 departures · 6,891 passengers
81.7%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 7,457 passengers
84.1%
Load
November 2025
54 departures · 6,012 passengers
77.9%
Load
December 2025
58 departures · 6,420 passengers
77.4%
Load
January 2026
20 departures · 2,210 passengers
78.8%
Load
February 2026
34 departures · 3,196 passengers
68.6%
Load
March 2026
4 departures · 445 passengers
81.2%
Load
April 2026
2 departures · 77 passengers
32.4%
Load
May 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
June 2026
16 departures · 2,012 passengers
91.8%
Load
July 2026
14 departures · 1,703 passengers
88.8%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
BUR → STL
83.4% full
7 departures · 800 passengers
STL → BUR
94.2% full
7 departures · 903 passengers
Nonstop BUR–STL traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Burbank (BUR) from St Louis (STL)?
BUR to STL is 1,580 miles (2,543 km / 1,373 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BUR to STL?
A nonstop covers the 1,580-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 58m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BUR–STL?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BUR–STL?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,580-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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