Sun, Oct 4 has passed, so this is the 12-month record.

Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 4 in 5 on time.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	STS	BUR	1h 30m	81%	0.0%	97	Flying now
Alaska	STS	BUR	1h 28m	81%	2.7%	632	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Burbank on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Alaska Details →	STS 07:00 → PDX 08:47AS 3417 · flown by SkyWest	2h 02m Portland	PDX 10:49 → BUR 13:13AS 1384	6h 13m	97%	84%
Alaska Details →	STS 12:05 → PDX 13:46AS 3009 · flown by SkyWest	1h 09m Portland	PDX 14:55 → BUR 17:13AS 1386	5h 08m	96%	82%
Alaska Details →	STS 12:52 → SEA 14:55AS 1322	3h 03m Seattle	SEA 17:58 → BUR 20:39AS 1585	7h 47m	100%	74%
American Details →	STS 13:00 → PHX 15:09AA 3514 · flown by Envoy	1h 28m Phoenix	PHX 16:37 → BUR 18:08AA 4944 · flown by SkyWest	5h 07m	86%	69%
Southwest Details →	STS 15:55 → LAS 17:40WN 3992	1h 45m Las Vegas	LAS 19:25 → BUR 20:35WN 2202	4h 40m	92%	62%
American Details →	STS 12:43 → DFW 18:29AA 2736	2h 17m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 20:46 → BUR 21:58AA 2597	9h 15m	85%	52%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Afternoon and evening

PHX · 1h 17m · leaves 13:09 24%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.


Alaska AS 2459 STS 13:06 → LAS Southwest WN 2201 LAS 17:55 → BUR Connection details →	3h 11m	5h 59m	100%	71%
American AA 3514 STS 13:00 → PHX Southwest WN 4667 PHX 18:10 → BUR Connection details →	3h 01m	6h 30m	97%	47%
American AA 6459 STS 16:12 → PHX Southwest WN 3248 PHX 20:12 → BUR Connection details →	1h 49m	5h 20m	77%	32%

Rank all connections, any airlines →

Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON