Hollywood Burbank Airport Bob Hope Airport | |||||||||||||||
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 Hollywood Burbank Airport, looking north, May 2018 | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Burbank–Glendale–Pasadena Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | NorthernGreater Los Angeles area | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Burbank,California,U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | May 30, 1930; 95 years ago (1930-05-30) | ||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 778 ft / 237 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°12′02″N118°21′31″W / 34.20056°N 118.35861°W /34.20056; -118.35861 | ||||||||||||||
| Public transit access |   Burbank Airport–South | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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 FAA airport diagram as of January 2021 | |||||||||||||||
 Interactive map of Hollywood Burbank Airport Bob Hope Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Source: Hollywood Burbank Airport[3] | |||||||||||||||
Hollywood Burbank Airport[a] (IATA:BUR,ICAO:KBUR,FAALID:BUR) is a publicairport three miles (4.8 km) northwest of downtownBurbank, inLos Angeles County,California, United States.[6] The airport servesBurbank,Hollywood, and the northernGreater Los Angeles area, which includesGlendale,Pasadena, theSan Fernando Valley, and theSanta Clarita Valley. It is closer to many popular attractions, includingGriffith Park,Universal Studios Hollywood, andDowntown Los Angeles, thanLos Angeles International Airport (LAX), and it is the only airport in the area with a direct rail connection to Downtown Los Angeles, with service from two stations:Burbank Airport–North andBurbank Airport–South. Nonstop flights mostly serve cities in thewestern United States, thoughDelta Air Lines has regular routes toAtlanta.
Originally, the entire airport was within the Burbank city limits, but the north end of Runway 15/33 has been extended into the city of Los Angeles. The airport is owned by the Burbank–Glendale–Pasadena Airport Authority and controlled by the governments of those cities. The Airport Authority contracts with TBI Airport Management, Inc., to operate the airport, which has its own police and fire departments, theBurbank–Glendale–Pasadena Airport Authority Police. They also share police helicopters registered N102CG and N103CG both based out of Burbank airport on the north-east end of the airport on taxiway Bravo. Boarding usesair stairs instead ofjet bridges. TheFederal Aviation Administration (FAA)National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021categorized it as a medium-hub primary commercial service facility.[7]
The airport has been namedUnited Airport (1930–1934),Union Air Terminal (1934–1940),Lockheed Air Terminal (1940–1967),Hollywood–Burbank Airport (1967–1978),Burbank–Glendale–Pasadena Airport (1978–2003), andBob Hope Airport after comedianBob Hope (since 2003 as the legal name).[4] In 2017, it was rebranded asHollywood Burbank Airport due to the lack of recognition of Bob Hope Airport's geographic region.[4][5]
United Aircraft and Transport Corporation (UA&T) was a holding company created in 1928 that includedBoeing Aircraft andUnited Air Lines, itself a holding company for a collection of small airlines that continued to operate under their own names. One of these airlines wasPacific Air Transport (PAT), which Boeing had acquired because of PAT's west coast mail contract in January 1928.[8] UA&T sought a site for a new airport for PAT and found one in Burbank. UA&T had the benefit of surveys that the Aeronautics Department of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce had conducted starting in 1926 to identify potential airport sites.[9]
It took UA&T a year and the cooperation of the city to assemble the site.[10] The 234-acre (0.95 km2) site was rife with vines and trees and the ground had to be filled and leveled, but it had good drainage, a firm landing surface, steady winds, and good access to ground transport.[11] Construction was completed in just seven months. In an age when few aircraft had brakes and many had a tail skid instead of a wheel, runways were not usually paved; those at Burbank had a 5-inch-thick (130 mm) mixture of oil and sand. There were no taxi strips, but the designers left room for them. Two of the runways were over 3,600 feet (1,100 m) long; a third was 2,900 feet (880 m); all were 300 feet (91 m) wide. These were generous dimensions, and the site had room for expansion.[12]
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United Airport was dedicated amid much festivity (including an air show) on Memorial Day weekend (May 30 – June 1), 1930. The airport and its handsome Spanish Revival-style terminal was a showy competitor to nearbyGrand Central Airport inGlendale, which was then Los Angeles' main airline terminal. The new Burbank facility was actually the largest commercial airport in the Los Angeles area until it was eclipsed in 1946 by theLos Angeles Airport inWestchester when that facility (formerly Mines Field, then Los Angeles Municipal Airport) commenced scheduled airline operations.
The Burbank facility remained United Airport until 1934, when it was renamed Union Air Terminal.[13] The name change came the same year that federal anti-trust actions caused United Aircraft and Transport to dissolve, which took effect September 26, 1934. The Union Air Terminal moniker stuck untilLockheed bought the airport in 1940 and renamed it Lockheed Air Terminal.
In March 1939 airlines scheduled sixteen departures a day out of Burbank: eightUnited Airlines, fiveWestern Airlines and threeTWA (American Airlines' three departures were still at Glendale).[14] Airline flights continued even while Lockheed's extensive factories supplied the war effort and developed military and civil aircraft into the mid-1960s. The April 1957 OAG lists nine weekday departures on Western, six on United, six onPacific Air Lines, one on TWA and one on American Airlines (a nonstop to ChicagoMidway Airport).Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) had 48Douglas DC-4 departures a week to SFO and SAN (PSA did not fly out of LAX until 1958).[15] In 1958Transocean Air LinesLockheed Constellations flew to Honolulu three times a week; twice a week a Constellation flew Oakland - Burbank - Chicago Midway Airport - New YorkIdlewild Airport (nowJFK Airport) - Hartford.[16] In summer 1962 PSA flights to San Francisco and San Diego were allLockheed L-188 Electras, a total of 32 departures a week from Burbank.[17]
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Jets arrived at Burbank in the late 1960s:Pacific Air Lines flewBoeing 727-100s nonstop to Las Vegas and San Francisco and one-stop to Eureka/Arcata.Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) flew 727s to the San Francisco Bay Area and San Diego, andHughes Airwest (previously Air West) flewDouglas DC-9-10s andMcDonnell Douglas DC-9-30s nonstop to Las Vegas, Phoenix, Salt Lake City and Denver with one-stop DC-9s toHouston Hobby Airport. Hughes Airwest even operated one-stop DC-9s toGrand Canyon National Park Airport near the south rim of the Grand Canyon. In 1986United AirlinesBoeing 767-200s flew nonstop toChicago O'Hare Airport; the 767 was the largest passenger airliner ever to serve Burbank.AirCalMcDonnell Douglas MD-80s flew nonstop to the Bay Area and direct to Lake Tahoe.
In 1967, Lockheed renamed the facility Hollywood–Burbank Airport.[13] In 1970,Continental Airlines beganBoeing 727-200 flights to Portland and Seattle via San Jose and also flew the short hop to Ontario. Continental later offered flights to Chicago via Ontario. Continental went on to serve Denver with nonstop Boeing 727-200s from BUR.Alaska Airlines began serving Burbank in 1981 with Boeing 727-100s and 727-200s flying nonstop and direct to Seattle and Portland, which was Alaska Air's first service to southern California.[18]Aloha Airlines pioneered nonstop jet service from BUR to Hawaii, flyingBoeing 737-700s to Honolulu before ending all passenger operations.
A 1973 decision by theUnited States Supreme Court inCity of Burbank v. Lockheed Air Terminal, Inc. overturned an airport curfew imposed by the city ofBurbank on flights between 11:00 pm and 7:00 am under the U.S. Constitution'sSupremacy Clause on the grounds that airports were subject to federal oversight by theFederal Aviation Administration and under the terms of theNoise Control Act of 1972.[19] The airport now has a strictly voluntarynoise abatement procedure to reduce noise of aircraft arriving and departing from the airport.Commercial flights are scheduled between the hours of 7:00 am and 10:00 pm. Departing flights usually take off to the south on runway 15, and arriving flights usually land on Runway 8, winds permitting.[20]
The facility remained Hollywood–Burbank Airport for more than a decade until 1978 when Lockheed sold it to the Burbank–Glendale–Pasadena Airport Authority. The airport then got its fifth name: Burbank–Glendale–Pasadena Airport (1978–2003). On November 6, 2003, the airport authority voted to change the name to Bob Hope Airport in honor ofcomedianBob Hope, a longtime resident of nearbyToluca Lake, who had died earlier that year and who had kept his personal airplane at the airfield.[21] The new name was unveiled on December 17, 2003, on the 100th anniversary of theWright brothers' first flight in 1903, the year that Bob Hope was born.
After much debate between the Airport Authority, the city of Burbank, theTransportation Security Administration, and Burbank residents, in November 2007 it was decided that construction of a new $8 million to $10 million baggage screening facility for Terminal B is legal, considering the anti-growth limitations placed on the airport. The facility will house a $2.5-million explosive detection system, used for the automatic detection of explosives within checked luggage.[22]
On June 27, 2014, a $112 million Regional Transportation Center opened. The 520,000-square-foot (48,310-square-meter) center at Hollywood Way and Empire Avenue was also built to withstand a major earthquake while serving as an emergency "nerve center." The industrial-looking hub with a red steel roof will be adorned by 16, three-story art panels. Solar panels generating 1.5 megawatts of electricity will also be added to its roof. A nearby parking garage was built to handle more than 1,000 cars, while traffic lights have been reworked around the airport.[23]
Flight paths of aircraft departing Hollywood Burbank Airport changed as part of theFederal Aviation Administration's airspace modernization program calledNextGen. An independent analysis confirmed in October 2018 that "a connection was found between the [NextGen] implementation and the increase in the number of flights over areas south of the 101 Freeway.".[24] Patrick Lammerding, the airport's deputy executive director of planning and development, toldThe New York Times that in 2016, the airport received 577 complaints; a year after the flight path changes, in 2018, the number rose to 222,798; in the first half of 2019, complaints soared to 616,022.[25] Both the airport itself and third-party sources track noise complaints for the Hollywood Burbank Airport. In addition to the airport's systems (Webtrak), as of December 14, 2022, third party site Airnoise.io has received 3,540,332 noise complaints for the Hollywood Burbank Airport.[26] While the airport's Webtrak website requires users to fill out a web page with all the details of each aircraft disturbance, when pressed while an aircraft is overhead, the Airnoise button and website will automatically file a complaint on the user's behalf.[27] While in-person meetings regarding noise issues have been held in large meeting spaces with hundreds of attendees,[28] airport staff claims that approximately 90% of complaints are filed by 45 individuals.[citation needed] Such a claim is consistent with the airport's continued inaction to address these issues, despite repeated pleas for relief and solutions from local communities and elected officials from every level of government.[29][30] In 2019 and 2020, the airport and various stakeholders participated in a Southern San Fernando Valley Airport Noise Task Force[31] administered by aviation industry consultants that held meetings and presented 16 recommendations[32] to the FAA on June 8, 2020, to address the issue. The FAA responded by letter on September 1, 2020, that most of the recommendations were either "not operationally feasible" or "not technically feasible"[33] and, as of July 29, 2022, has not implemented any solutions. On August 1, 2022, Hollywood Burbank Airport received $3 million for Infrastructure upgrades and $805,900 will go toward an Airport Noise Compatibility Planning study, including updating Noise Exposure Maps and identifying where the airport can undertake mitigation efforts, according to Schiff's office.[34] As part of the noise study, the airport is also establishing a 12-member Citizen's Advisory Committee, which will include a majority of representatives from non-impacted areas: 3 members respectively from the airport owner cities of Burbank, Glendale, and Pasadena (9 total), and 1 member, respectively, from each of Los Angeles Council Districts 2, 4, and 6 (3 total).[35] After having taken almost four years to form the Citizens Advisory Committee,[36] commissioners voted on March 18, 2024, to remove Los Angeles representatives from the citizen-run board.
Hollywood Burbank Airport is in the process of constructing a new terminal on the northeast corner of the airport. The new terminal was required to keep the same number of gates (14) but will be significantly larger at 355,000 square feet (33,000 m2) allowing for more restrooms, additional restaurant and concession space, improved security screening areas, and other enhanced passenger amenities.
The plan to develop a new airport terminal building was unveiled by the airport authority in 2013. The replacement terminal will meet newerseismic standards and be farther from the runway as required by theFederal Aviation Administration.[37] The location is west of Hollywood Way on undeveloped property that has been used in recent years for parking. The Burbank City Council allowed voters to decide on the plan. Known as Measure B, the proposal went before Burbank city voters on November 8, 2016, and passed with 69% of voters approving.[38]
The next step in the terminal replacement process was for the Airport Authority to finalize the new terminal's design, get FAA approval (NEPA clearance for which was obtained on Tuesday, May 18, 2021)[39] and then secure the required financing from the FAA and other sources. Airport funding sources include FAA grants, parking fees, landing fees charged to airlines, as well as rents from restaurants and other concession businesses operating at the airport. There are also fees charged on airline tickets sold, including passenger facility charges and federal taxes. The airport selected the architectural firmCorgan to design the new terminal.[40]
In July 2021, the City of Los Angeles filed a lawsuit against the FAA alleging deficiencies in the environmental review process for the proposed replacement passenger terminal at the Hollywood Burbank Airport.[41]
On January 25, 2024, officials held a groundbreaking ceremony for the replacement terminal, with a projected opening in October 2026.[42] The project is estimated to cost $1.2 billion.[43]
TheCalifornia High-Speed Rail Authority plans to have tracks running through and beneath the airport's property, witha new underground station to be built adjacent to the proposed replacement passenger terminal. In 2022, the airport used theCalifornia Environmental Quality Act to file a lawsuit to block approval forCalifornia High-Speed Rail construction.[44] The lawsuit was dropped in 2023 after an agreement was reached between the high-speed rail and airport authorities.[45]
Hollywood Burbank Airport covers 555acres (224ha) at anelevation of 778 feet (237 m) above sea level. It has twoasphalt runways: 15/33 is 6,886 by 150 feet (2,099 x 46 m) and 8/26 is 5,802 by 150 feet (1,768 x 46 m).[6][46] Airliners generally take off on Runway 15 due to wind from the south, and land crosswind on Runway 8 since that is the only runway withILS and clear terrain for the approach. Flights from the northeast rarely land visually on Runway 15 to save the extra distance circling to Runway 8. When the wind is from the north aircraft make a visual approach over the Santa Monica mountains for a left-base to final turn to Runway 33.
In the year ending February 28, 2023, the airport had 151,916 operations, average 416 per day: 45%scheduled commercial, 36%general aviation 19%air taxi, and <1% military. At that time, 81 aircraft were then based at this airport: 42jet, 22 single-engine, 6 multi-engine, and 11helicopter.[6]
Hollywood Burbank Airport also has its ownAircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) station, which is housed in a hangar in the northwest quadrant of the airport. In addition to providing emergency services to support airport operations, the department supports the airport AED program, fire extinguisher inspections and training, in addition to inspections and emergency support for all airport structures. Beginning in 2012, the Burbank–Glendale–Pasadena Airport Authority equipped its ARFF with Rosenbauer Panther 1500 vehicles.[47] Burbank was the first airport in the US to operate state-of-the-art Class 4 ARFF vehicles employing compressed air foam (CAF) technologies, which provide enhanced firefighting capabilities when paired with other tools like forward looking infrared (FLIR) and thermal imaging cameras (TICs). The airport operates with five firefighters and one captain, while FAA standards require Index C airports like Hollywood Burbank to have a minimum of two firefighters and one captain.[48]
Hollywood Burbank Airport has two terminals, "A" and "B", joined as part of the same building. Terminal A has nine gates numbered A1 to A9, Terminal B has five gates numbered B1 to B5.
A new terminal facility broke ground in January 2024. The 355,000 square-foot facility is expected to replace BUR's current 94-year-old terminal building in October 2026 and will have 14 gates and it will have one floor.[49][50]
Hollywood Burbank Airport can be reached using the Hollywood Way exit offInterstate 5 southbound, the Empire Avenue exit offInterstate 5 northbound, the Hollywood Way (westbound) or Pass Avenue (eastbound) exit offState Route 134, the Victory Boulevard exit offState Route 170, or the Barham Blvd (northbound) exit offU.S. Route 101. Car and pedestrian access to the terminal is provided at either Hollywood Way and Thornton Avenue or on Empire Avenue one block west of Hollywood Way. On-site parking consists of valet parking, short-term parking, and Parking Lots E and G. Remote Parking Lot A is located at Hollywood Way and Winona Avenue. Remote Parking Lot C is located on Thornton Avenue west of Ontario Street. Shuttle buses are provided from Parking Lots A and C to the terminal buildings. A shuttle stop is also located at the corner of Hollywood Way and Thornton Avenue.[3]
Lyft,Uber, andWingz all use the passenger drop-off location[51] in front of the main terminal for departing travelers, and arrivals use the adjacent Short Term Parking structure directly opposite the terminal.
There are two bus stop areas: Hollywood Way–Thornton Avenue (a short walk east of Terminal A) and Empire Avenue/Intermodal, also known as the RITC, a short walk south of Terminal B across from theBurbank Airport-South station. All Burbank-bound lines serve theDowntown Burbank Metrolink station. Metro route 222 connects to theUniversal City station. The Burbank Orange bus connects toNorth Hollywood station.
Amtrak'sCoast Starlight andPacific Surfliner serve theBurbank Airport–South station located south of the airport. The train station is a short walk from the terminal area via skybridge. Amtrak'sPacific Surfliner provides access toSan Luis Obispo,Santa Barbara,Los Angeles Union Station,Anaheim, andSan Diego.
Twice dailyAmtrak Thruway bus service on Empire Avenue across from theBurbank Airport–South station provides transportation toSanta Monica,UCLA,Van Nuys,Newhall, andBakersfield.[52]
Regional serviceMetrolink has two stops near the airport. TheAntelope Valley Line stops at theBurbank Airport–North station located about one mile north of the terminal near the intersection of San Fernando Boulevard and Hollywood Way. This station has a free on-demand shuttle that takes passengers to the terminal; passengers can also board the Metro 294 bus for free with a Metrolink ticket.[53] The second station is on the MetrolinkVentura County Line south of the terminal, along Empire Avenue, namedBurbank Airport-South station. Both stations north and south, provide access to downtownLos Angeles, Ventura County and Antelope Valley, respectively.
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  Burbank Mainland U.S. destinations from BUR Red = Year-round destination Green = Seasonal destination Blue = Future destination |
Hawaii destinations from Hollywood Burbank Airport Red = Year-round destination Green = Seasonal destination Blue = Future destination |
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| Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
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| 1 |  Las Vegas, Nevada | 419,950 | Southwest, Spirit |
| 2 |  Oakland, California | 300,750 | Southwest |
| 3 |  Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Arizona | 281,000 | American, Southwest |
| 4 | San Francisco, California | 277,150 | Alaska, United |
| 5 |  Denver, Colorado | 252,650 | Frontier, Southwest, United |
| 6 | Sacramento, California | 243,640 | Southwest |
| 7 |  Seattle/Tacoma, Washington | 220,550 | Alaska |
| 8 | San Jose, California | 213,520 | Southwest |
| 9 |  Portland, Oregon | 131,300 | Alaska, Southwest |
| 10 |  Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas | 108,100 | American |
| Rank | Airline | Passengers | Percent of market share |
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| 1 | Southwest Airlines | 3,595,817 | 55.83% |
| 2 | Alaska Airlines | 925,775 | 14.37% |
| 3 | United Airlines | 597,407 | 9.27% |
| 4 | Spirit Airlines | 363,015 | 5.64% |
| 5 | American Airlines | 333,147 | 5.17% |
| 6 | Avelo Airlines | 270,843 | 4.20% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 244,378 | 3.79% |
| 8 | Frontier Airlines | 69,156 | 1.07% |
| 9 | JetBlue Airways | 41,670 | 0.65% |
| Year | Passengers | Year | Passengers | Year | Passengers |
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| 2000 | 4,748,742 | 2010 | 4,461,271 | 2020 | 1,995,348 |
| 2001 | 4,487,335 | 2011 | 4,301,568 | 2021 | 3,732,971 |
| 2002 | 4,620,683 | 2012 | 4,056,416 | 2022 | 5,898,736 |
| 2003 | 4,729,936 | 2013 | 3,844,092 | 2023 | 6,034,729 |
| 2004 | 4,916,800 | 2014 | 3,861,179 | 2024 | 6,550,281 |
| 2005 | 5,512,619 | 2015 | 3,943,629 | ||
| 2006 | 5,689,291 | 2016 | 4,142,943 | ||
| 2007 | 5,921,336 | 2017 | 4,739,466 | ||
| 2008 | 5,331,404 | 2018 | 5,263,972 | ||
| 2009 | 4,588,433 | 2019 | 5,983,737 |
(2024)
| Rank[91] | Airline | Cargo amount |
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| 1 | UPS Airlines | 41,639,581 |
| 2 | Fedex Express | 29,825,924 |
| 3 | Ameriflight | 1,971,925 |
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