Airport gate intelligence · BUR
How many gates does Burbank Airport (BUR) have?
Burbank Airport (BUR) has 14 gates, with about 83 airline departures a day. Southwest has the most (6), followed by Alaska (2).
Southwest flies 64% of the 11,226 seats leaving BUR each day. Southwest has 200% more gates and 326% more seats than Alaska. 1 gate is common use, shared by several airlines.
Gates, seats and flights by airline at BUR
| Airline | Gates held | Departures a day | Seats out a day | Share of seats | Seats per departure | Regional jets | Median turn | Tows a week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest | 6 | 50 | 7,198 | 64% | 144 | 0% | 46 min | 9 |
| Alaska | 2 | 13 | 1,689 | 15% | 132 | 39% | 65 min | 7 |
| United | 2 | 9 | 1,260 | 11% | 144 | 6% | 65 min | 0 |
| American | 1 | 4 | 521 | 5% | 139 | 20% | 58 min | 0 |
| Delta | 1 | 5 | 502 | 4% | 100 | 40% | 52 min | 0 |
| Common use (shared) | 1 | |||||||
Average of 4 full days, Oct 13 to Oct 16, 2026. Gates held = the airline flying the gate most (regional partners count as their brand); A1–A9, B1–B5 are the old terminal’s gates, closed (striped on the map) and not counted. Seats are capacity, from each airline’s seat map per aircraft type.
On-time departures by airline at BUR
64% of departures left the gate on time (less than 15 minutes after their scheduled time). Airlines with 10+ departures a day.
On time = left the gate less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Average of 4 full days.
What size aircraft BUR’s gates handle
Gates by the largest aircraft seen there at least twice. A gate that takes a wide-body also takes anything smaller.
Airlines at BUR: terminals, gates and nonstop routes
Other airlines
Regular flights, but no BUR gate listed in the flight data, so not on the map: XE (139 flights to Denver Centennial, Napa, CA and Concord, CA).
Seen on only one of the full days collected (charters and occasional flights): Allegiant (2 flights to Provo, UT); Denver Air Connection (1 flight); GlobalX (1 flight).
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How many gates does Burbank Airport (BUR) have?
Burbank Airport (BUR) has 14 gates, with about 83 airline departures a day. Southwest has the most (6), followed by Alaska (2).
Which airline has the most gates at Burbank Airport (BUR)?
Southwest, with 6 of the 14 gates at BUR (the airline flying each gate most; regional partners count as their brand).
How many flights a day leave Burbank Airport (BUR)?
About 83 airline departures a day (Oct 13 to Oct 16, 2026).
How many gates does Southwest have at BUR?
6 gates, with about 50 departures and 7,198 seats a day.
How many gates does Alaska have at BUR?
2 gates, with about 13 departures and 1,689 seats a day.
How many gates does United have at BUR?
2 gates, with about 9 departures and 1,260 seats a day.
How many seats leave BUR each day?
About 11,226 seats on 83 airline departures a day (average of 4 full days, Oct 13 to Oct 16, 2026).
What is the typical turn time at BUR?
53 minutes at the gate from arrival to departure (median of every turn measured).
Which airline leaves BUR on time most often?
Alaska Airlines: 86% of its departures left the gate less than 15 minutes after their scheduled time, against 64% for all airlines at BUR (4 full days, Oct 13 to Oct 16, 2026).
How often do flights at BUR go back to the gate after pushing back?
3 departures in 4 days probably went back to the gate before taking off (a mechanical problem, fuel, a passenger taken off).
How many aircraft tows happen at BUR?
About 16 tows a week: a plane that arrives at one gate and leaves from another was towed between them. Planes we didn't see arrive aren't counted.