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

No clear winner: Delta’s BUR → ATL flights land within a few points of 77% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	BUR	ATL	4h 40m	77%	4.4%	364	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	BUR 16:54 → SLC 19:55DL 3693 · flown by SkyWest	3h 40m Salt Lake City	SLC 23:35 → ATL 05:15 +1DL 912	9h 21m	100%	87%
Delta Details →	BUR 07:00 → SLC 10:01DL 2582	3h 34m Salt Lake City	SLC 13:35 → ATL 19:23DL 906	9h 23m	98%	83%
Southwest Details →	BUR 18:10 → LAS 19:20WN 4370	3h 30m Las Vegas	LAS 22:50 → ATL 05:45 +1WN 2179	8h 35m	100%	82%
United Details →	BUR 16:13 → SFO 17:41UA 357	3h 39m San Francisco	SFO 21:20 → ATL 05:20 +1UA 1603	10h 07m	97%	82%
Delta Details →	BUR 12:37 → SLC 15:38DL 3933 · flown by SkyWest	2h 17m Salt Lake City	SLC 17:55 → ATL 23:48DL 905	8h 11m	97%	81%
Alaska Details →	BUR 18:39 → SEA 21:20AS 703	2h 11m Seattle	SEA 23:31 → ATL 07:24 +1AS 464	9h 45m	94%	81%
Delta Details →	BUR 09:45 → SLC 12:47DL 3681 · flown by SkyWest	2h 48m Salt Lake City	SLC 15:35 → ATL 21:29DL 875	8h 44m	98%	79%
Alaska Details →	BUR 10:10 → SEA 12:52AS 720	3h 13m Seattle	SEA 16:05 → ATL 23:59AS 727	10h 49m	100%	74%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	BUR 20:50 → LAS 22:02WN 799	48m Las Vegas	LAS 22:50 → ATL 05:45 +1WN 2179	5h 55m	50%	41%
United Details →	BUR 18:42 → SFO 20:10UA 1508	1h 10m San Francisco	SFO 21:20 → ATL 05:20 +1UA 1603	7h 38m	47%	39%
American Details →	BUR 12:57 → DFW 18:22AA 1617	1h 04m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 19:26 → ATL 22:36AA 3212	6h 38m	69%	36%

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

SLC · 59m · leaves 07:00 7%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 1h 04m · leaves 12:57 31%

LAS · 48m · leaves 20:50 50%

SFO · 1h 10m · leaves 18:42 53%

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.


Southwest WN 845 BUR 07:30 → SMF Delta DL 904 SMF 12:18 → ATL Connection details →	3h 23m	9h 32m	100%	89%
Southwest WN 785 BUR 07:15 → LAS Delta DL 748 LAS 11:41 → ATL Connection details →	3h 11m	8h 32m	100%	88%
Alaska AS 562 BUR 07:09 → PDX Delta DL 539 PDX 11:40 → ATL Connection details →	2h 13m	9h 17m	99%	85%

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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