KBUR/BUR METAR & TAF Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport

Burbank, CaliforniaElevation 778 ftLarge airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR5 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

160@6

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

1,841 ft

+1,063 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0053Z (5:53 PM local) · 5 min old

KBUR is currently VFR. Winds are from the south at 6 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

160° at 6 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

23°C / 10°C

73°F / 50°F. 13°C spread.

ALTIMETER

29.99 inHg

1015.6 hPa, near standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: CLR RMK AO2

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REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

SLP146

sea-level pressure 1014.6 hPa

T02280100

precise temperature 22.8°C, dew point 10.0°C

TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST

TAF timeline

Issued 2327Z (4:27 PM local) · valid to 0000Z (5:00 PM local)

KBUR forecast starts VFR at 00Z. Conditions are roughly steady over the period.

VFR

0000Z5:00 PM0448Z9:48 PM0936Z2:36 AM1424Z7:24 AM1912Z12:12 PM0000Z5:00 PM

Codes in this report: P6SM SKC FEW

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FAA: no delays reported at BUR.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No significant weather concerns in the current report.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 160° at 6 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests this afternoon sunny, high near 79F, low near 53F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip
This Afternoon	Sunny	79/53	S 4 kt	–	0%
Tuesday	Sunny	77/53	SE 9 kt	–	1%
Wednesday	Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny	75/54	SE 4 kt	–	0%
Thursday	Partly Sunny	74/58	SE 9 kt	–	15%
Friday	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny	69/57	SSE 9 kt	–	32%
Saturday	Chance Rain Showers	66/55	SSE 4 kt	–	54%
Sunday	Chance Rain Showers	66/52	NNE 9 kt	–	53%

Source: National Weather Service (office LOX). Forecast issued 0057Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

RUNWAYS & WIND

2 runways · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

160° at 6 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 156 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

15

HEAD

6 kt

CROSS

1 kt L

BEST

08

HEAD

2 kt

CROSS

6 kt R

OK

26

HEAD

2 kt tail

CROSS

6 kt L

OK

33

HEAD

6 kt tail

CROSS

1 kt R

OK

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

2 runways · longest 6,886 ft

08/26

Dimensions

5,802 x 150 ft

Surface

Asphalt

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 0891°T

Landing length (LDA)5,801 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA5,801 / 5,801 / 5,801 ft

ILSILS

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternRight

RWY 26271°T

Landing length (LDA)5,801 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA5,801 / 5,801 / 5,801 ft

REILYes

Traffic patternLeft

15/33

Dimensions

6,886 x 150 ft

Surface

Asphalt

Edge lights

MED

RWY 15167°T

Landing length (LDA)5,976 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA6,885 / 6,885 / 6,885 ft

Displaced threshold909 ft

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternRight

RWY 33347°T

Landing length (LDA)6,535 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA6,885 / 6,885 / 6,885 ft

Displaced threshold350 ft

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

1,841 ft

Pressure altitude

708 ft

Field elevation

778 ft MSL

Temperature

23°C (73°F)

Dewpoint

10°C (50°F)

Altimeter

29.99 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

0106Z 6:06 PM

Sunrise

1408Z 7:08 AM

Loggable night

0132Z (6:32 PM local) → 1343Z (6:43 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

0106Z (6:06 PM local) → 1408Z (7:08 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0206Z (7:06 PM local) → 1308Z (6:08 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport is in Burbank, California. Field elevation 778 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeLarge airport

Airline serviceYes

ManagerJOHN HATANAKA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Manager phone818-840-8840

AttendedContinuous (24 hours)

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKBUR / BUR

SectionalLOS ANGELES

Center (ARTCC)LOS ANGELES

Flight service (AFSS)HAWTHORNE

RegionCalifornia

CountryUnited States

Coordinates34.2028, -118.3581

Distance from city3 NM NW

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A · Jet A+ · UL94

Control towerTowered

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

UNICOM122.950

FREQUENCIES

Communications

120.4

SOCAL APP/DEP

A/D

134.5

ATIS

118

CLNC DEL

CLD

123.9

GND

122.35

HAWTHORNE RDO

RDO

118.7

TWR

122.95

UNICOM

UNIC

122.950

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KBUR traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-25, 71 days observed · data 2026-10-25

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

156.4

AVG OPS/DAY

188.1

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Mon · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX

Airliner 59%Unknown 23%Helicopter 6%Jet 6%Piston single 3%Turboprop 3%

Mostly airliner-class aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›B737 (Airliner) · ~724 landings/mo

›E135 (Unknown) · ~201 landings/mo

›E75L (Airliner) · ~146 landings/mo

›B38M (Airliner) · ~94 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~86 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly aircraft of unknown type.

›E135 (Unknown)

›R44 (Helicopter)

›B737 (Airliner)

›AS50 (Helicopter)

›E145 (Unknown)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KWHP Whiteman Airport

4 NM NW

VFR

KVNY Van Nuys Airport

7 NM W

VFR

KSMO Santa Monica Municipal Airport

12 NM S

VFR

KLAX Los Angeles International Airport

16 NM S

VFR

KHHR Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport

17 NM S

VFR

KEMT San Gabriel Valley Airport

18 NM SE

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›BIRD ACTIVITY NORTH END RY 15/33 AND WEST END RY 08/26.

›ENGINEERED MATERIAL ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) 170 FT LENGTH BY 350 FT WIDTH LCTD AT THE DER 08.

›ESTABD PRIOR TO 1959.

›+20 FT POLE 198 FT FROM RY THR; +14 FT BLAST FENCE AT THR.

›+28' SIGN 90 FT FM RY THLD, +14 FT BLAST FENCE AT THLD.

›+15 FT ROAD 100-200 FT FROM RY END; +14 FT BLAST FENCE; MULTIPLE LIGHT STANDARDS 15 FT FROM END OF RY.

›APCH RATIO 22:1 TO DSPLCD THR.

›RWY 26 APCH RATIO 11:1 TO THR.

›APCH RATIO 36:1 TO DSPLCD THR.

›PAPI UNUSBL BYD 2 DEG RIGHT OF CNTRLN.

›UNUSBL BYD 5 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN.

›PAPI UNUSBL BYD 6.5 DEGS LEFT OF RWY CNTRLN.

›PCR VALUE: 685/F/C/X/T

›PCR VALUE: 611/F/C/X/T

›RWY 08 CLSD TKOF ACFT GTR THAN 12500 LBS.

›WHEN KBUR LDG RWY 08 USE CTN FOR TCAS RA DUE TO ACFT IN KVNY RWY 16L/34R TFC PAT (TPA 1802 MSL).

›X-BLEED STARTS PROHIBITED IN ALL NON-MOVMT AREAS INCLG THE AIRLINE TRML RAMP. ATC MAY APV X-BLEED STARTS ON TWY A NORTH OF TWY D, ALL OTHER REQS MUST BE COORDD AND APVD BY OPS.

›RWY 26 CLSD TO TKOF/JET ACFT WITH FOUR OR MORE ENGS.

›ACFT WITH WINGSPAN GTR THAN 79 FT RSTRD FROM USING TWY C W OF TWY C8.

›ACFT RSTRD FROM TAXIING SB PAST GATE B1 ON TRML RAMP.

›ACFT WITH WINGSPAN GTR THAN 95 FT EXP BACK TAXI ON RWY 15/33 FOR A RWY 33 DEP.

›ACFT WILL USE EASY PWR WHEN LVG ASGND GATE. CTN MUST BE USED WHEN TAXIING FM TRML AREA DUE TO CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE TRML. PSNL AND GND EQUIP IN AREA.

›TURBULENT CONDS NEAR ARPT AT TIMES OF HIGH WINDS FROM NORTH & EAST. DOWNDRAFTS/WINDSHEAR MAY OCCUR AT LIFTOFF OR ON FINAL.

›NO GA ACFT PARKING AT TERMINAL RAMP.

›TWY B RESTRICTED TO ACFT WITH WINGSPAN OF 79 FT OR LESS BEGINNING 300 FT NORTH OF TWY D AND CONTINUING NORTH.

›RSTRNS AND FINES EFF 2200-0700 FOR STAGE 2 JETS, CERTAIN PROPS, RUN-UPS AND FLT TRG ACT, CALL (818) 840-8840 BFR OPRG.

›PILOTS SHOULD CALL AHEAD FOR ARPT NOISE RULES (818) 840-8840.

›TWY A RESTRICTED TO ACFT WITH WINGSPAN OF 171 FT OR LESS.

›14 FT BLAST FENCE 256 FT FROM DEP END RY 08.

›8 FT BLAST FENCE 260 FT FM DEP END OF RY 26.

›14 FT BLAST FENCE 93 FT FM DEP END RY 33.

›14 FT BLAST FENCE 35 FT FM DEP END RY 15.

›POWER ENGINE RUN-UPS FOR ACFT GTR THAN 1200 LBS PROHIBITED IN ALL AREAS EXC ON TWY D RUN-UP AREA OR AS COORDINATED WITH ATCT.

›TWY G RSTRD TO ACFT WITH WINGSPAN OF 95 FT OR LESS.

›HANG GLIDER ACTIVITY BTN 5 & 10 NM NORTH OF ARPT 6000 FT AGL SR-SS.

›ACFT IN TFC PAT (1225 FT AGL) AT WHITEMAN AIRPARK 5 MI NW.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KBUR on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KBUR have a METAR?

Yes. KBUR has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KBUR have a TAF?

Yes, a TAF is issued for KBUR; the decoded forecast timeline is shown above.

What is the field elevation at KBUR?

KBUR sits at 778 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KBUR?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.