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, one ticket

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.


Alaska Details →	BUR 13:21 → SEA 16:03AS 580	1h 30m Seattle	SEA 17:33 → IAH 23:59AS 1579	8h 38m	96%	83%
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%
United Details →	BUR 13:45 → SFO 15:13UA 1453	3h 41m San Francisco	SFO 18:54 → IAH 00:59 +1UA 1702	9h 14m	98%	80%
United Details →	BUR 20:22 → SFO 21:50UA 2854	2h 55m San Francisco	SFO 00:45 → IAH 06:34 +1UA 604	8h 12m	96%	80%
Delta Details →	BUR 07:00 → SLC 10:01DL 2582	3h 44m Salt Lake City	SLC 13:45 → IAH 17:53DL 1299	8h 53m	98%	79%
United Details →	BUR 09:08 → DEN 12:35UA 1191	3h 00m Denver	DEN 15:35 → IAH 19:10UA 489	8h 02m	99%	77%
United Details →	BUR 07:02 → SFO 08:30UA 488	3h 45m San Francisco	SFO 12:15 → IAH 18:27UA 1387	9h 25m	99%	77%
Alaska Details →	BUR 18:39 → SEA 21:20AS 703	2h 37m Seattle	SEA 23:57 → IAH 06:20 +1AS 398	9h 41m	95%	76%
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.


Southwest WN 785 BUR 07:15 → LAS United UA 1711 LAS 10:25 → IAH Connection details →	1h 55m	6h 25m	100%	91%
Alaska AS 444 BUR 07:03 → SEA United UA 2293 SEA 11:55 → IAH Connection details →	2h 11m	9h 32m	98%	87%
Southwest WN 2638 BUR 09:05 → SMF United UA 1949 SMF 13:15 → IAH Connection details →	2h 45m	8h 05m	100%	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