Historical on-time performance
Austin to Nashville
756 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on AUS–BNA arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 3,010 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesbestOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.7%Flights1,993
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.5%Flights1,017
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft34%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly AUS → BNA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 2,871 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 30 min · 1,637 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 45 min · 1,597 flights
- Overnights72% on time · p90 50 min · 890 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 60 min · 1,777 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 1,274 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 880 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,271 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,365 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,361 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,280 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 1,341 flights
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