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

No clear winner: Southwest’s HOU → BUR flights land within a few points of 82% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (none in the current schedule)


Southwest	HOU	BUR	3h 35m	82%	0.0%	147	Not flying now

Best connections, any airlines

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 Houston). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	HOU 07:48 → SJC 09:38WN 2079	2h 32m San Jose	SJC 12:10 → BUR 13:20WN 3661	7h 32m	96%	90%
Southwest Details →	HOU 07:35 → SMF 09:25WN 2082	1h 45m Sacramento	SMF 11:10 → BUR 12:30WN 3765	6h 55m	96%	89%
Southwest Details →	HOU 07:35 → OAK 09:30WN 2056	3h 30m Oakland	OAK 13:00 → BUR 14:10WN 3037	8h 35m	100%	88%
Southwest Details →	HOU 06:20 → PHX 06:55WN 2062	1h 20m Phoenix	PHX 08:15 → BUR 09:40WN 3243	5h 20m	98%	88%
Southwest Details →	HOU 06:25 → MDW 08:50WN 2039	1h 15m Chicago	MDW 10:05 → BUR 12:25WN 2741	8h 00m	100%	88%
Southwest Details →	HOU 05:30 → DEN 06:55WN 1970	50m Denver	DEN 07:45 → BUR 09:15WN 2929	5h 45m	91%	82%
Southwest Details →	HOU 07:50 → LAS 09:00WN 1998	1h 55m Las Vegas	LAS 10:55 → BUR 12:10WN 1529	6h 20m	98%	81%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	HOU 14:40 → SLC 16:50WN 4420	4h 00m Salt Lake City	SLC 20:50 → BUR 21:50DL 339	9h 10m	96%	81%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	HOU 18:25 → LAS 19:35WN 2003	1h 10m Las Vegas	LAS 20:45 → BUR 21:55WN 2163	5h 30m	68%	38%

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

PHX · 1h 20m · leaves 06:20 2%

DAL · 1h 20m · leaves 09:30 7%

DEN · 50m · leaves 05:30 9%

Afternoon and evening

LAS · 1h 10m · leaves 18:25 32%

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