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

The best bet has a stop: Southwest via Las Vegas (6h 20m) reaches Burbank on time 9 times in 10, against 72% on the nonstop.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	BNA	BUR	4h 40m	73%	1.2%	329	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 (Burbank is 2 h behind Nashville). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	BNA 06:35 → LAS 08:25WN 544	1h 15m Las Vegas	LAS 09:40 → BUR 10:55WN 2198	6h 20m	96%	90%
Southwest Details →	BNA 05:20 → PHX 06:55WN 635	1h 20m Phoenix	PHX 08:15 → BUR 09:40WN 3243	6h 20m	96%	89%
Southwest Details →	BNA 14:10 → SMF 16:45WN 4124	3h 15m Sacramento	SMF 20:00 → BUR 21:18WN 1890	9h 08m	100%	88%
Southwest Details →	BNA 05:10 → MDW 06:45WN 573	3h 20m Chicago	MDW 10:05 → BUR 12:25WN 2741	9h 15m	100%	88%
United Details →	BNA 07:00 → DEN 08:55UA 1716	2h 20m Denver	DEN 11:15 → BUR 12:48UA 2154	7h 48m	98%	83%
Southwest Details →	BNA 07:00 → LAS 08:50WN 3993	2h 05m Las Vegas	LAS 10:55 → BUR 12:10WN 1529	7h 10m	100%	82%
Southwest Details →	BNA 08:02 → PHX 09:38WN 3770	2h 44m Phoenix	PHX 12:22 → BUR 13:42WN 1493	7h 40m	100%	82%
United Details →	BNA 14:54 → SFO 17:42UA 298	2h 38m San Francisco	SFO 20:20 → BUR 21:47UA 1367	8h 53m	96%	82%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	BNA 07:00 → LAS 08:50WN 3993	50m Las Vegas	LAS 09:40 → BUR 10:55WN 2198	5h 55m	64%	60%
Southwest Details →	BNA 15:30 → PHX 17:05WN 639	1h 05m Phoenix	PHX 18:10 → BUR 19:30WN 4667	6h 00m	67%	33%
Southwest Details →	BNA 16:50 → DEN 18:50WN 504	1h 35m Denver	DEN 20:25 → BUR 21:50WN 1497	7h 00m	68%	31%

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.

Morning

LAS · 1h 15m · leaves 06:35 4%

SEA · 1h 16m · leaves 07:02 10%

SFO · 1h 03m · leaves 06:31 12%

Afternoon and evening

PHX · 1h 05m · leaves 15:30 33%

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.


American AA 3086 BNA 07:28 → PHX Southwest WN 1493 PHX 12:22 → BUR Connection details →	3h 09m	8h 14m	94%	79%
United UA 1716 BNA 07:00 → DEN Southwest WN 579 DEN 11:45 → BUR Connection details →	2h 50m	8h 20m	98%	68%
Southwest WN 503 BNA 13:40 → DEN United UA 2411 DEN 19:13 → BUR Connection details →	3h 48m	9h 03m	98%	66%

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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