Historical on-time performance
Nashville to Atlanta
214 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BNA–ATL arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.8%of scheduled flights
based on 4,223 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time85%Medianon timep9020 minCancel2.2%Flights3,359
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.2%Flights864
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft44%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline61%
- Weather39%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 76 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly BNA → ATL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
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 · 4,623 flights
- Middays87% on time · p90 20 min · 2,486 flights
- Afternoons82% on time · p90 30 min · 2,242 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 50 min · 2,217 flights
- Overnights73% on time · p90 40 min · 188 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 82% to 88% on time.
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,668 flights
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 1,673 flights
- Thursdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 1,808 flights
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,345 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,821 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,635 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,806 flights
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