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, one ticket

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 Details →	IAH 06:30 → DEN 08:02UA 2643	3h 13m Denver	DEN 11:15 → BUR 12:48UA 2154	8h 18m	100%	84%
United Details →	IAH 12:58 → SFO 15:03UA 2756	2h 51m San Francisco	SFO 17:54 → BUR 19:20UA 1321	8h 22m	97%	84%
United Details →	IAH 05:22 → SFO 07:22UA 487	1h 11m San Francisco	SFO 08:33 → BUR 09:57UA 2363	6h 35m	98%	82%
United Details →	IAH 15:30 → SFO 17:35UA 589	2h 45m San Francisco	SFO 20:20 → BUR 21:47UA 1367	8h 17m	96%	82%
Alaska Details →	IAH 06:02 → SEA 08:40AS 453	1h 03m Seattle	SEA 09:43 → BUR 12:23AS 426	8h 21m	90%	75%
Delta Details →	IAH 05:40 → ATL 08:43DL 1069	2h 35m Atlanta	ATL 11:18 → BUR 12:57DL 483	9h 17m	99%	72%
United Details →	IAH 07:20 → SFO 09:25UA 1768	58m San Francisco	SFO 10:23 → BUR 11:49UA 2115	6h 29m	87%	70%
United Details →	IAH 08:20 → SFO 10:25UA 2744	3h 25m San Francisco	SFO 13:50 → BUR 15:17UA 626	8h 57m	100%	69%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	IAH 16:21 → DEN 18:23UA 484	50m Denver	DEN 19:13 → BUR 20:43UA 2411	6h 22m	74%	50%
United Details →	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.


United UA 756 IAH 09:45 → SLC Delta DL 3693 SLC 15:05 → BUR Connection details →	3h 06m	8h 29m	100%	93%
United UA 2773 IAH 10:00 → SMF Southwest WN 3768 SMF 16:00 → BUR Connection details →	3h 53m	9h 15m	100%	90%
United UA 740 IAH 09:30 → PDX Alaska AS 1386 PDX 14:55 → BUR Connection details →	2h 59m	9h 43m	97%	83%

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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