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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 Burbank on time 84% of the time.

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.
United + Deltatwo ticketsDetails → IAH 09:45 → SLC 11:59UA 756 3h 06m Salt Lake City SLC 15:05 → BUR 16:14DL 3693 · flown by SkyWest 8h 29m 100% 93%
United + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails → IAH 10:00 → SMF 12:07UA 2773 3h 53m Sacramento SMF 16:00 → BUR 17:15WN 3768 9h 15m 100% 90%
UnitedDetails → IAH 06:30 → DEN 08:02UA 2643 3h 13m Denver DEN 11:15 → BUR 12:48UA 2154 8h 18m 100% 84%
UnitedDetails → IAH 12:58 → SFO 15:03UA 2756 2h 51m San Francisco SFO 17:54 → BUR 19:20UA 1321 8h 22m 97% 84%
United + Alaskatwo ticketsDetails → IAH 09:30 → PDX 11:56UA 740 2h 59m Portland PDX 14:55 → BUR 17:13AS 1386 9h 43m 97% 83%
UnitedDetails → IAH 05:22 → SFO 07:22UA 487 1h 11m San Francisco SFO 08:33 → BUR 09:57UA 2363 6h 35m 98% 82%
UnitedDetails → IAH 15:30 → SFO 17:35UA 589 2h 45m San Francisco SFO 20:20 → BUR 21:47UA 1367 8h 17m 96% 82%
United + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails → IAH 07:20 → LAS 08:35UA 1264 2h 20m Las Vegas LAS 10:55 → BUR 12:10WN 1529 6h 50m 98% 81%
Tight connection: often missed
UnitedDetails → IAH 16:21 → DEN 18:23UA 484 50m Denver DEN 19:13 → BUR 20:43UA 2411 6h 22m 74% 50%
UnitedDetails → IAH 12:58 → SFO 15:03UA 2756 1h 12m San Francisco SFO 16:15 → BUR 17:42UA 2764 6h 44m 70% 39%

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
SFO · 1h 11m · leaves 05:22 2%
ATL · 1h 13m · leaves 07:02 8%
SEA · 1h 03m · leaves 06:02 10%

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