Historical on-time performance
Birmingham to Nashville
177 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BHM–BNA arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.2%of scheduled flights
based on 339 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.2%Flights339
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline17%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)28%
- Late aircraft55%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly BHM → BNA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 86% on time.
- Middays86% on time · p90 20 min · 195 flights · limited
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 40 min · 198 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 86% on time.
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 56 flights · limited
- Sundays83% on time · p90 20 min · 63 flights · limited
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 50 min · 61 flights · limited
- Mondays79% on time · p90 20 min · 61 flights · limited
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 25 min · 59 flights · limited
- Fridays73% on time · p90 90 min · 60 flights · limited
- Wednesdays72% on time · p90 35 min · 61 flights · limited
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