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

No nonstop, and no clear pattern: the best connection reaches Houston on time 83% of the time.

Best connections, any airlines

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


Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	BUR 07:15 → LAS 08:30WN 785	1h 55m Las Vegas	LAS 10:25 → IAH 15:40UA 1711	6h 25m	100%	91%
Alaska + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	BUR 07:03 → SEA 09:44AS 444	2h 11m Seattle	SEA 11:55 → IAH 18:35UA 2293	9h 32m	98%	87%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	BUR 09:05 → SMF 10:30WN 2638	2h 45m Sacramento	SMF 13:15 → IAH 19:10UA 1949	8h 05m	100%	85%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	BUR 11:00 → AUS 16:00WN 771	3h 44m Austin	AUS 19:44 → IAH 20:55UA 1871	7h 55m	100%	84%
Alaska Details →	BUR 13:21 → SEA 16:03AS 580	1h 30m Seattle	SEA 17:33 → IAH 23:59AS 1579	8h 38m	96%	83%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	BUR 08:20 → LAS 09:30WN 786	2h 44m Las Vegas	LAS 12:14 → IAH 17:25UA 2492	7h 05m	100%	82%
United Details →	BUR 18:42 → SFO 20:10UA 1508	3h 49m San Francisco	SFO 23:59 → IAH 06:04 +1UA 505	9h 22m	99%	81%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	BUR 08:35 → PHX 10:10WN 814	2h 10m Phoenix	PHX 12:20 → IAH 17:03UA 1373	6h 28m	100%	80%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	BUR 16:13 → SFO 17:41UA 357	1h 13m San Francisco	SFO 18:54 → IAH 00:59 +1UA 1702	6h 46m	61%	51%

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

SEA · 1h 08m · leaves 07:03 11%

Afternoon and evening

DEN · 1h 02m · leaves 12:48 19%

ATL · 1h 09m · leaves 13:55 20%

SFO · 1h 13m · leaves 16:13 39%

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