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

The best bet has a stop: Southwest via Las Vegas (4h 55m) reaches Burbank on time 9 times in 10, against 71% on the nonstop.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	DAL	BUR	3h 25m	72%	1.8%	396	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Burbank on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Burbank is 2 h behind Dallas). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	DAL 06:05 → LAS 06:50WN 1318	2h 50m Las Vegas	LAS 09:40 → BUR 10:55WN 2198	6h 50m	100%	94%
Southwest Details →	DAL 06:00 → PHX 06:28WN 1379	1h 47m Phoenix	PHX 08:15 → BUR 09:40WN 3243	5h 40m	100%	90%
Southwest Details →	DAL 06:00 → MDW 08:15WN 1355	1h 50m Chicago	MDW 10:05 → BUR 12:25WN 2741	8h 25m	100%	88%
Southwest Details →	DAL 08:50 → OAK 10:30WN 1268	2h 30m Oakland	OAK 13:00 → BUR 14:10WN 3037	7h 20m	94%	83%
Southwest Details →	DAL 12:35 → SJC 14:05WN 1407	3h 00m San Jose	SJC 17:05 → BUR 18:15WN 3663	7h 40m	97%	82%
Southwest Details →	DAL 08:50 → PHX 09:20WN 4410	3h 02m Phoenix	PHX 12:22 → BUR 13:42WN 1493	6h 52m	100%	81%
Southwest Details →	DAL 07:40 → SMF 09:15WN 4218	1h 55m Sacramento	SMF 11:10 → BUR 12:30WN 3765	6h 50m	88%	81%
Southwest Details →	DAL 10:45 → ABQ 11:30WN 1253	2h 20m Albuquerque	ABQ 13:50 → BUR 14:50WN 4965	6h 05m	100%	79%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	DAL 13:05 → LAS 13:45WN 3061	55m Las Vegas	LAS 14:40 → BUR 15:50WN 4540	4h 45m	40%	25%
Southwest Details →	DAL 17:55 → DEN 19:25WN 1303	1h 00m Denver	DEN 20:25 → BUR 21:50WN 1497	5h 55m	52%	22%
Southwest Details →	DAL 18:50 → PHX 19:15WN 4258	57m Phoenix	PHX 20:12 → BUR 21:35WN 3248	4h 42m	21%	9%

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

LAS · 55m · leaves 06:05 10%

Afternoon and evening

DEN · 1h 00m · leaves 17:55 48%

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 1408 DAL 07:00 → SLC Delta DL 3933 SLC 10:45 → BUR Connection details →	2h 05m	6h 57m	94%	76%
Southwest WN 1261 DAL 06:00 → ATL Delta DL 483 ATL 11:18 → BUR Connection details →	2h 13m	8h 57m	98%	74%

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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