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 88% on time.

Nonstops


Delta	SLC	BUR	2h 02m	89%	0.4%	1,361	Flying now
Southwest	SLC	BUR	1h 55m	78%	0.9%	112	Not 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 1 h behind Salt Lake City). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	SLC 06:25 → LAS 06:50WN 4205	55m Las Vegas	LAS 07:45 → BUR 09:00WN 3327	3h 35m	100%	100%
Southwest Details →	SLC 06:15 → PHX 06:55WN 3751	2h 55m Phoenix	PHX 09:50 → BUR 11:15WN 4549	6h 00m	98%	94%
Southwest Details →	SLC 05:45 → SMF 06:25WN 4981	2h 35m Sacramento	SMF 09:00 → BUR 10:15WN 3764	5h 30m	98%	91%
Alaska Details →	SLC 08:20 → PDX 09:26AS 3004 · flown by SkyWest	1h 23m Portland	PDX 10:49 → BUR 13:13AS 1384	5h 53m	100%	87%
Alaska Details →	SLC 06:23 → SEA 07:35AS 1444	2h 08m Seattle	SEA 09:43 → BUR 12:23AS 426	7h 00m	100%	84%
United Details →	SLC 07:00 → DEN 08:42UA 1232	2h 33m Denver	DEN 11:15 → BUR 12:48UA 2154	6h 48m	99%	83%
Alaska Details →	SLC 11:22 → PDX 12:23AS 2333 · flown by Horizon	2h 32m Portland	PDX 14:55 → BUR 17:13AS 1386	6h 51m	95%	82%
Southwest Details →	SLC 13:40 → SJC 14:35WN 286	2h 30m San Jose	SJC 17:05 → BUR 18:15WN 3663	5h 35m	96%	81%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	SLC 08:30 → DEN 10:27UA 5642 · flown by SkyWest	48m Denver	DEN 11:15 → BUR 12:48UA 2154	5h 18m	64%	55%

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 06:25 0%

PHX · 1h 20m · leaves 06:15 4%

SFO · 1h 14m · leaves 06:05 5%

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.


Delta DL 4026 SLC 07:55 → SJC Southwest WN 3661 SJC 12:10 → BUR Connection details →	3h 08m	6h 25m	100%	94%
Delta DL 1423 SLC 11:35 → SMF Southwest WN 3768 SMF 16:00 → BUR Connection details →	3h 44m	6h 40m	99%	89%
American AA 6327 SLC 07:13 → PHX Southwest WN 4549 PHX 09:50 → BUR Connection details →	1h 53m	5h 02m	93%	88%

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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