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

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 84% on time.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Alaska	BUR	STS	1h 47m	87%	2.4%	632	Flying now
Southwest	BUR	STS	1h 30m	67%	0.0%	97	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Santa Rosa on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Alaska Details →	BUR 07:09 → PDX 09:27AS 562	1h 18m Portland	PDX 10:45 → STS 12:26AS 2330 · flown by Horizon	5h 17m	99%	91%
Alaska Details →	BUR 18:10 → PDX 20:25AS 649	1h 20m Portland	PDX 21:45 → STS 23:30AS 3115 · flown by SkyWest	5h 20m	91%	82%
American Details →	BUR 09:16 → PHX 10:52AA 3992 · flown by Envoy	2h 43m Phoenix	PHX 13:35 → STS 15:42AA 6459 · flown by SkyWest	6h 26m	100%	79%
Southwest Details →	BUR 11:05 → LAS 12:15WN 3090	2h 40m Las Vegas	LAS 14:55 → STS 16:35WN 2407	5h 30m	100%	26%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	BUR 12:50 → LAS 14:05WN 3124	50m Las Vegas	LAS 14:55 → STS 16:35WN 2407	3h 45m	73%	19%

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 18m · leaves 07:09 1%

Afternoon and evening

PDX · 1h 20m · leaves 18:10 9%

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 814 BUR 08:35 → PHX American AA 6459 PHX 13:35 → STS Connection details →	3h 25m	7h 07m	100%	79%
Southwest WN 3090 BUR 11:05 → LAS Alaska AS 2458 LAS 15:24 → STS Connection details →	3h 09m	6h 11m	100%	75%
Southwest WN 813 BUR 07:00 → PHX American AA 3514 PHX 10:17 → STS Connection details →	1h 37m	5h 30m	94%	36%

Rank all connections, any airlines →

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