# Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport (BUR / KBUR)

**Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport** (IATA: BUR, ICAO: KBUR) is a large airport in Burbank, California, United States. It opened in 1930. It has 2 runways; the longest is 6,886 ft (2,099 m). It is operated by TBI plc. In 2025 it handled 6.5 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbur

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BUR / KBUR
- FAA: BUR
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: TBI plc
- Serves: Burbank, California, United States
- Opened: 1930
- Elevation: 778 ft / 237 m
- Coordinates: 34.2028, -118.3581
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 6,886 ft / 2,099 m
- Instrument procedures: 6 approaches, 5 departures, 6 arrivals
- Passengers: 6,464,316 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Website: https://hollywoodburbankairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Burbank_Airport (27 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q598817
- Weather station: KBUR · WMO 72288
- Ident: KBUR

## Timeline

- 1930: Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport opens.
- 10 Jan 1945: Q55658158.
- 5 Mar 2000: Southwest Airlines Flight 1455. No deaths.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15/33 | 6,886 ft / 2,099 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 167° / 347° | yes |
| 08/26 | 5,802 ft / 1,768 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 091° / 271° | yes |

- 15/33 slopes 1.2%: threshold 33 at 695 ft / 212 m, threshold 15 at 778 ft / 237 m.
- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00067AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 3,861,179 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 4,054,845 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 4,307,120 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 4,940,142 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 5,478,316 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 6,374,923 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 2,194,991 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 4,076,211 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 6,393,794 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 6,457,901 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 6,805,442 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 6,464,316 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

26 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (22)

- [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 223 mi / 359 km · Frontier Airlines, JSX (airline)
- [OAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koak.md) Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport · United States · 325 mi / 523 km · JSX (airline)
- [SFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfo.md) San Francisco International Airport · United States · 326 mi / 525 km · United Express, United Airlines
- [CCR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kccr.md) Buchanan Field · United States · 333 mi / 536 km · JSX (airline)
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 368 mi / 593 km · American Eagle
- [SCF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdl.md) Scottsdale Airport · United States · 372 mi / 598 km · JSX (airline)
- [RNO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krno.md) Reno Tahoe International Airport · United States · 374 mi / 602 km · JSX (airline)
- [STS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksts.md) Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport · United States · 387 mi / 623 km · Alaska Airlines
- [PVU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpvu.md) Provo Municipal Airport · United States · 553 mi / 890 km · Allegiant Air, Breeze Airways
- [ACV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kacv.md) California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport · United States · 564 mi / 907 km · Breeze Airways
- [SLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kslc.md) Salt Lake City International Airport · United States · 574 mi / 923 km · Delta Connection, Delta Air Lines
- [BOI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kboi.md) Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field · United States · 657 mi / 1,057 km · Alaska Airlines
- [RDM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krdm.md) Roberts Field · United States · 710 mi / 1,143 km · Alaska Airlines
- [EUG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/keug.md) Eugene Airport · United States · 733 mi / 1,179 km · Alaska Airlines
- [PDX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpdx.md) Portland International Airport · United States · 818 mi / 1,316 km · Alaska Airlines
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 849 mi / 1,366 km · United Airlines
- [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 938 mi / 1,509 km · Alaska Airlines
- [BLI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbli.md) Bellingham International Airport · United States · 1,031 mi / 1,659 km · Allegiant Air
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 1,228 mi / 1,977 km · American Airlines
- [DSM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdsm.md) Des Moines International Airport · United States · 1,434 mi / 2,307 km · Allegiant Air
- [IND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kind.md) Indianapolis International Airport · United States · 1,801 mi / 2,898 km · Allegiant Air
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 1,937 mi / 3,117 km · Delta Air Lines

### Seasonal (5)

- [MRY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmry.md) Monterey Regional Airport · United States · 256 mi / 412 km · JSX (airline)
- [APC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kapc.md) Napa County Airport · United States · 353 mi / 568 km · JSX (airline)
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 368 mi / 593 km · American Airlines
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 2,459 mi / 3,958 km · JetBlue Airways
- [HNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phnl.md) Daniel K. Inouye International Airport · United States · 2,559 mi / 4,118 km · Alaska Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BUR, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (3)

- A8 [Ameriflight](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ameriflight)
- XP [Avelo Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avelo-airlines)
- [Zetta Jet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/zetta-jet)

### Passenger (12)

- AS [Alaska Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-airlines) · 7
- [JSX](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jsx) · 7
- G4 [Allegiant Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/allegiant-air) · 4
- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 2
- MX [Breeze Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/breeze-airways) · 2
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 2
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 2
- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 1
- [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 1
- F9 [Frontier Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/frontier-airlines) · 1
- B6 [JetBlue Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetblue-airways) · 1 · seasonal
- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 1

Former hub of [Advanced Air Management](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/advanced-air-management), [Slick Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/slick-airways).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 6.5M (2025) | #298 of 3,974 | #69 in North America | #55 in US |
| Longest runway | 6,886 ft / 2,099 m | #3,646 of 29,858 | #886 in North America | #671 in US |
| Elevation | 778 ft / 237 m | =21,873 of 43,403 | =10,319 in North America | =8,499 in US |
| Age | Opened 1930 | =406 of 15,079 | =96 in North America | =88 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | SOCAL APP/DEP | 120.400 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 134.500 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 118.000 |
| GND | GND | 123.900 |
| RDO | HAWTHORNE RDO | 122.350 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.700 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [VNY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvny.md) Van Nuys Airport · 7.6 mi / 12 km
- [SMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksmo.md) Santa Monica Municipal Airport · 14 mi / 22 km
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · 18 mi / 29 km
- [HHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khhr.md) Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport · 19 mi / 31 km
- [LGB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klgb.md) Long Beach International Airport · 29 mi / 47 km
- [PMD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpmd.md) Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport · 33 mi / 54 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Hollywood Burbank Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hollywood_Burbank_Airport&oldid=1373687897), revision of 7 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbur/data