Historical on-time performance
Nashville to Buffalo
633 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BNA–BUF arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 279 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.7%Flights279
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline22%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft67%
- 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 BNA → BUF
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 — 88% on time.
- Middays88% on time · p90 15 min · 388 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 50 min · 94 flights · limited
- Overnights65% on time · p90 70 min · 51 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 93% on time.
- Tuesdays93% on time · p90 10 min · 75 flights · limited
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 85 flights · limited
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 35 min · 74 flights · limited
- Fridays83% on time · p90 30 min · 86 flights · limited
- Sundays80% on time · p90 25 min · 87 flights · limited
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 84 flights · limited
- Mondays76% on time · p90 35 min · 83 flights · limited
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