From the Flight Deck – Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR)

Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR), also known as Bob Hope Airport, is a medium sized multi-use airport, located in the city of Burbank, California. It is 15 miles northeast of the Los Angeles International airport and serves as a reliever airport, primarily for traffic and passengers in the San Fernando valley. The smaller primarily general aviation airports of Van Nuys, Whiteman Airport, and Santa Monica Airport, are in close proximity to the Hollywood Burbank Airport. Burbank has its own Class Charlie airspace adjacent to the Los Angeles Class Bravo and overlying the Class Delta found at Van Nuys and Whiteman Airports. First time visitors must be familiar with the requirements and the procedures for operating in this environment. The frequencies to contact SoCal Approach for access are found on the VFR Sectional chart.

1:17 - The traffic mix at BUR and the opportunity to experience wake turbulence separation criteria.

1:40 - The runway configuration is made up of two intersecting runways: 8-26, and 15-33. A straightforward system of parallel full-length taxiways are found on both sides of each runway.

2:03 - Several areas necessitate heightened awareness, especially when arriving at Burbank for the first time. The Tower utilizes the extensive freeway system in the local area to help ensure adequate separation for both arrivals and departures.

2:40 - Land and Hold Short procedures are used occasionally at BUR. If you are unable to comply with a LAHSO clearance, notify ATC in a timely manner.

3:00 - Both runways at BUR are in use the vast majority of the time. For the arriving aircraft, this means you can be sequenced with traffic landing on the other runway, even when you do not see this traffic. Details two critical issues for safe operation procedures after landing and while still on the runway.

4:02 - Another factor found on the airport property that has confused pilots are the service roads that surround the movement area. Even though these roads are well marked, pilots have turned onto them, thinking they were the taxiway.

The FAA's From the Flight Deck video series uses aircraft-mounted cameras to capture runway and taxiway footage and combines them with diagrams and visual graphics to clearly identify hot spots and other safety-sensitive items. Learn more at https://www.faa.gov/FromTheFlightDeck

This video is informational only and does not replace the pilot’s responsibility to conduct required pre-flight planning in accordance with FAR 91.103.