Historical on-time performance
Nashville to Cincinnati
230 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BNA–CVG arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 343 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.0%Flights343
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- 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 → CVG
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 — 82% on time.
- Middays82% on time · p90 20 min · 297 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 35 min · 270 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 85% on time.
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 81 flights · limited
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 15 min · 83 flights · limited
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 83 flights · limited
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 86 flights · limited
- Sundays77% on time · p90 25 min · 84 flights · limited
- Fridays72% on time · p90 30 min · 82 flights · limited
- Mondays71% on time · p90 40 min · 82 flights · limited
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