Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) Statistics

Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) is situated in Burbank, California, about 12 miles north of Downtown Los Angeles. BUR provides the closest airport access to many of the L.A. area’s most popular tourist destinations, along with attractions in nearby Glendale and Pasadena.

Hollywood Burbank Airport handled 6.22 million total passengers in 2025.

• From 2014 through 2018, BUR grew steadily from 3.86 million to 5.26 million total passengers, a gain of 36.3% before the final pre-pandemic surge.
• The airport reached a pre-pandemic high of 5.98 million passengers in 2019, up 55% from 2014.
• The 2020 pandemic cut annual traffic by 66.56% to 2 million passengers.
• Recovery began quickly, with traffic rising to 3.73 million passengers in 2021 and 5.9 million in 2022.
• BUR moved above its 2019 level in 2023, then reached a high of 6.55 million passengers in 2024.
• The latest full year eased to 6.22 million passengers in 2025, down 5.04% from 2024 but still 4.01% above 2019.
• As of March 2026, BUR had handled 1.3 million year-to-date passengers, down 5.15% from the same period in 2025.

Note: Total revenue passengers combine inbound/deplaned and outbound/enplaned passengers.

Southwest Airlines led BUR in 2025 with 3.52 million passengers and a 56.5% share.

• Southwest remained the airport’s dominant carrier in 2025, carrying more than half of all BUR passengers.
• Alaska Airlines ranked second with 956,077 passengers and a 15.4% share.
• United Airlines ranked third with 615,180 passengers, followed by American Airlines with 327,135.
• Spirit Airlines handled 265,431 passengers, while Delta carried 250,117.
• Avelo, Frontier and JetBlue together accounted for 289,687 passengers in 2025.
• As of March 2026, Southwest still led year-to-date traffic with 705,946 passengers.

Hollywood Burbank Airport generated $81.87 million in operating revenue in FY2025.

• Operating revenue stood at $72.54 million in FY2023, after passenger traffic had largely recovered from the pandemic period.
• The FY2024 total increased to $74.99 million, with parking, tenant rent and concessions making up the largest sources.
• The latest audited year rose to $81.87 million in FY2025, a 9.2% increase from FY2024.
• Parking was the largest operating revenue source at $34.74 million, or 42.4% of the FY2025 total.
• Tenant rent produced $19.91 million, followed by concessions at $15.52 million.
• The FY2025 increase was driven mainly by parking revenue, which rose by $5.17 million year-over-year.

The Elevate BUR replacement terminal has an official total project cost of $1.30 billion and is on track to open in October 2026.

• The Airport Authority approved a $1.11 billion guaranteed maximum price for design and construction in May 2024.
• The approved total project cost is $1.30 billion, including design/construction, owner costs and demolition of the existing terminal and garage.
• The new terminal will be 355,000 sq ft with 14 gates.
• Construction began in 2024, with the facility expected to open in October 2026.
• The project is designed to meet FAA standards and State building requirements, while adding distance between runways and the terminal building.
• The Regional Intermodal Transportation Center opened in 2014 and supports rental-car, bus, rail, and parking connections.
• Four electric shuttles entered service in 2025, bringing the Airport shuttle fleet to 50% all-electric.

BUR’s official carbon-neutrality target is 2045 for Authority-controlled Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions.

• In May 2023, the Airport Authority committed to reaching carbon neutrality by 2045 for emissions under its control.
• BUR entered ACI Airport Carbon Accreditation at Level 2 in October 2023 and continues to renew Level 2 status.
• Electric ground-support equipment charging has been available at all 14 aircraft parking positions since 2005.
• Four all-electric parking shuttles entered service on 5 May 2025, bringing the shuttle fleet to 50% all-electric.
• The airport’s waste provider recycles up to two-thirds of the waste stream.
• Recycled water covers approximately 80% of airport landscape areas.