Know the airport

BUR at a glance

Published airport facts and public business listings help you identify the right contacts before requesting aircraft-specific quotes.

FAA location identifier
BUR Source
ICAO identifier
KBUR Source
FAA associated city
Burbank Source
FAA county
Los Angeles County Source
Airport elevation
778 ft MSL Source
Facility use
Open to the public Source
Ownership type
Publicly owned Source
Physical runway 08/26
5,802 x 150 ft; ASPH-CONC Source
Physical runway 15/33
6,886 x 150 ft; ASPH-CONC Source
FAA owner record
BURBANK-GLENDALE-PASADENA APT Source

FAA NASR cycle effective October 1, 2026; next cycle October 29, 2026. Physical runway dimensions are not declared distances or an aircraft suitability determination. Use current charts, notices and qualified operator guidance for flight planning.

Airport management & official information

Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority
2627 HOLLYWOOD WAY, BURBANK, CA, 91505
818-840-8830

Official airport website

Public-source directory checked 2026-10-28. Confirm current services, contacts and availability directly. An airport listing does not establish aircraft suitability or a relationship with Jaken Finance Group.

The people behind the base

FBOs & aviation businesses

Start with the providers’ published locations and the airport’s business directory. Compare written proposals for the exact aircraft and services you need.

The directory is informational. Categories describe published services; no ranking, service guarantee, FAA certificate determination or endorsement is implied. Ask each provider about current capability, availability and contract terms.

The decision in focus

Evaluate Hollywood Burbank Airport as a home base or recurring destination for the actual aircraft, passengers and schedule.

Compare the correct part of the airport

Hollywood Burbank supports airline and private-aviation activity. The airport's official FAQ provides an entry point to its private-aviation services; confirm current provider identities directly because public directories can lag changes. A passenger's experience at the airline terminal does not establish the quality, access arrangements or charges for a privately owned jet. Ask where passengers, crew and vehicles actually enter the proposed facility.

Use the north Los Angeles mission

For a buyer whose recurring destinations include Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena or nearby employment centers, compare Burbank and Van Nuys using representative appointment times. Include the crew's reporting pattern and any repositioning required for maintenance. Use actual route tests or transport quotes instead of publishing a fixed journey-time promise. Ground convenience should be demonstrated against the intended trip, not inferred from distance on a map.

Read rules alongside the service proposal

Request the current airport noise information, operating rules and any provider-specific access requirements. Have the flight department identify mandatory restrictions separately from voluntary practices; do not transplant the Van Nuys rules to Burbank. Confirm how temporary construction, closures and notices reach the crew. A service proposal should identify which operational support is included and which needs advance arrangement.

Align financing with the complete basing cost

Obtain a quote for the chosen aircraft's dimensions and storage needs, then separate recurring rent from handling, fuel, towing and after-hours costs. A financing payment alone is not an ownership budget. Retain the written proposal with the acquisition assumptions and discuss the actual basing facts with the Los Angeles County assessor or tax adviser when addressing property-tax reporting.

Build a base-comparison worksheet

Compare BUR and VNY with rows for the owner's Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena destinations, the private-aircraft entrance, contracted storage, maintenance positioning and the least convenient normal departure window. Enter provider quotes, current ground estimates and the operating team's findings separately. If an assumption has not been verified, mark it pending rather than assign a favorable score. Ask which changes to road access, service locations or aircraft parking affect the proposed arrangement. This worksheet should compare a complete operating year, not an airline passenger's experience or a single convenient demonstration visit.

Confirm the local reporting and contract roles

Keep the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority or provider arrangements distinct from Los Angeles County aircraft assessment questions. Confirm the current contractual service party, the legal aircraft owner and the actual base in all supporting documents. Where the owner uses multiple Los Angeles-area fields, ask the adviser which records establish the assessment facts rather than rely on the city name in a mailing address or a marketing reference to the entire region.

Compare your basing alternatives

Use this worksheet to request like-for-like evidence for the actual aircraft and recurring trips. Blank or unconfirmed items remain decisions to investigate, not implied airport capabilities.

Decision variableBUR evidenceAlternative evidenceOwner priority / unresolved question
Actual passenger ground itineraryObtain current route estimateUse the same dates and destinationsNo fixed transfer-time promise
Storage rights and availabilitySigned offer, conditional offer or inquiryRecord the same evidence categoryDo not price unavailable space as confirmed
Airport and provider chargesRequest itemized current proposalMatch aircraft and annual activityIdentify excluded or unquoted items
Operating and noise reviewCurrent source and qualified operator reviewUse each airport's own rulesDistinguish mandatory and voluntary only when verified
Assessment and recordsAsk the appropriate assessor or adviserDocument actual changed basing factsNo automatic situs or exemption conclusion

Your next-step checklist

  • Where will passengers and crew enter the facility?
  • Which current rules apply to this proposed operation?
  • What costs change if maintenance requires repositioning?

Sources & further reading

Primary sources support the relevant facts. Our planning questions and illustrative exercises are editorial analysis; they do not replace transaction-specific advice.

  1. Hollywood Burbank Airport — official source 1 · accessed 2026-10-28
  2. Hollywood Burbank Airport — official source 2 · accessed 2026-10-28
  3. FAA NASR · APT_BASE.csv; ARPT_ID=BUR · accessed 2026-10-28
  4. Hollywood Burbank Jet Center · published location / directory entry · accessed 2026-10-28
  5. Atlantic Aviation Burbank · published location / directory entry · accessed 2026-10-28