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

The nonstop is quickest: JetBlue BUR → JFK (5h 30m), on time 2 times in 3. Alaska via Portland (9h 14m) is more reliable, 82%, but takes 3h 44m longer.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


JetBlue	BUR	JFK	5h 30m	72%	6.1%	180	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach New York on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (New York is 3 h ahead of Burbank). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United + Alaskatwo ticketsDetails →	BUR 16:13 → SFO 17:41UA 357	3h 49m San Francisco	SFO 21:30 → JFK 06:20 +1AS 211	11h 07m	97%	88%
American Details →	BUR 16:41 → PHX 18:16AA 4035 · flown by Envoy	3h 34m Phoenix	PHX 21:50 → JFK 05:47 +1AA 1587	10h 06m	100%	86%
Southwest + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	BUR 19:00 → LAS 20:10WN 794	2h 37m Las Vegas	LAS 22:47 → JFK 07:00 +1AA 2855	9h 00m	90%	83%
Alaska + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	BUR 18:10 → PDX 20:25AS 649	2h 10m Portland	PDX 22:35 → JFK 06:55 +1DL 2139	9h 45m	91%	82%
Alaska Details →	BUR 07:09 → PDX 09:27AS 562	1h 20m Portland	PDX 10:47 → JFK 19:23AS 18	9h 14m	99%	82%
Southwest + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	BUR 18:10 → LAS 19:20WN 4370	3h 26m Las Vegas	LAS 22:46 → JFK 07:00 +1AA 556	9h 50m	100%	81%
Southwest + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	BUR 16:30 → SFO 17:55WN 833	3h 25m San Francisco	SFO 21:20 → JFK 06:00 +1AA 276	10h 30m	92%	78%
American + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	BUR 18:38 → PHX 20:19AA 4944 · flown by SkyWest	2h 16m Phoenix	PHX 22:35 → JFK 06:27 +1DL 548	8h 49m	89%	77%

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

PDX · 1h 20m · leaves 07:09 1%

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