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

No clear winner: Southwest’s BUR → DAL flights land within a few points of 85% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	BUR	DAL	3h 05m	85%	1.0%	394	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Dallas on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Dallas is 2 h ahead of Burbank). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	BUR 07:15 → LAS 08:30WN 785	2h 08m Las Vegas	LAS 10:38 → DAL 15:25WN 2218	6h 11m	100%	82%
Southwest Details →	BUR 07:00 → PHX 08:40WN 813	2h 15m Phoenix	PHX 10:55 → DAL 15:20WN 3255	6h 20m	100%	74%
Southwest Details →	BUR 07:05 → OAK 08:25WN 4919	2h 35m Oakland	OAK 11:00 → DAL 16:25WN 3014	7h 20m	100%	73%
Southwest Details →	BUR 12:50 → LAS 14:05WN 3124	3h 15m Las Vegas	LAS 17:20 → DAL 22:10WN 2220	7h 20m	100%	69%
Southwest Details →	BUR 08:35 → PHX 10:10WN 814	3h 15m Phoenix	PHX 13:25 → DAL 17:50WN 3256	7h 15m	100%	67%
American + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	BUR 09:16 → PHX 10:52AA 3992 · flown by Envoy	3h 58m Phoenix	PHX 14:50 → DAL 19:15WN 1937	7h 59m	100%	62%
Southwest Details →	BUR 07:10 → DEN 10:30WN 778	1h 10m Denver	DEN 11:40 → DAL 14:45WN 2354	5h 35m	95%	60%
Southwest Details →	BUR 10:20 → ABQ 13:10WN 419	3h 10m Albuquerque	ABQ 16:20 → DAL 19:10WN 107	6h 50m	100%	60%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	BUR 14:45 → DEN 18:10WN 138	55m Denver	DEN 19:05 → DAL 22:05WN 1522	5h 20m	71%	17%
Southwest Details →	BUR 13:45 → BNA 19:45WN 3140	50m Nashville	BNA 20:35 → DAL 22:32WN 3230	6h 45m	23%	7%

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 08m · leaves 08:20 0%

OAK · 1h 00m · leaves 08:45 4%

DEN · 1h 10m · leaves 07:10 5%

Afternoon and evening

LAS · 1h 20m · leaves 14:00 8%

DEN · 1h 05m · leaves 13:20 21%

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.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

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