Historical on-time performance
Nashville to Washington
562 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BNA–DCA arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate69%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.9%of scheduled flights
based on 4,058 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time74%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.5%Flights1,684
- American AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.0%Flights65
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9055 minCancel2.0%Flights1,491
- Envoy AirOn-time77%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.0%Flights31
- PSA AirlinesOn-time51%Median5 minp90110 minCancel10.9%Flights787
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline21%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)30%
- Late aircraft45%
- 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 → DCA
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 68% to 85% on time.
- Middays85% on time · p90 20 min · 2,703 flights
- Mornings84% on time · p90 20 min · 3,754 flights
- Overnights70% on time · p90 60 min · 437 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 55 min · 2,009 flights
- Evenings68% on time · p90 60 min · 3,080 flights
Best day of week
Saturdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 83% on time.
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,329 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,792 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 1,796 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 1,760 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 40 min · 1,798 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 40 min · 1,768 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 55 min · 1,740 flights
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