Historical on-time performance
Nashville to Columbus
338 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BNA–CMH arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 960 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.4%Flights960
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Late aircraft63%
- 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 → CMH
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 66% to 94% on time.
- Mornings94% on time · p90 5 min · 377 flights
- Middays91% on time · p90 10 min · 749 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 35 min · 231 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 55 min · 663 flights
- Overnights66% on time · p90 60 min · 429 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 86% on time.
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 354 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 357 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 355 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 322 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 45 min · 350 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 25 min · 354 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 45 min · 357 flights
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