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 New York on time 2 times in 3.

Best connections, any airlines

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.


Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	BUR 07:10 → DEN 10:30WN 778	3h 29m Denver	DEN 13:59 → LGA 19:53UA 1579	9h 43m	100%	70%
United Details →	BUR 09:08 → DEN 12:35UA 1191	3h 25m Denver	DEN 16:00 → LGA 21:54UA 2168	9h 46m	99%	65%
American + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	BUR 07:01 → DFW 12:19AA 2599	3h 56m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 16:15 → LGA 20:52DL 869	10h 51m	99%	63%
Southwest Details →	BUR 07:25 → MDW 13:20WN 3156	1h 30m Chicago	MDW 14:50 → LGA 17:55WN 2804	7h 30m	100%	54%
United Details →	BUR 12:48 → DEN 16:16UA 2187	1h 19m Denver	DEN 17:35 → LGA 23:30UA 2033	7h 42m	87%	52%
Southwest Details →	BUR 08:35 → DEN 11:50WN 351	3h 15m Denver	DEN 15:05 → LGA 20:50WN 4233	9h 15m	100%	29%
Southwest Details →	BUR 11:45 → DAL 16:50WN 2921	1h 10m Dallas	DAL 18:00 → LGA 22:22WN 4852	7h 37m	83%	16%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	BUR 12:57 → DFW 18:22AA 1617	51m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 19:13 → LGA 23:45AA 2708	7h 48m	61%	28%

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

DEN · 1h 19m · leaves 12:48 13%

DAL · 1h 10m · leaves 11:45 17%

DFW · 51m · leaves 12:57 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