BNA → DCA: 71% on-time

Historical on-time performance

Nashville to Washington

562 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS

Flights on BNA–DCA arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.

On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min

p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)

Cancelled3.3%of scheduled flights

based on 4,027 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.

Airline	On-time	Median	p90	Cancel	Flights
Envoy Air⚠ low data	77%	on time	35 min	0.0%	31
Southwest Airlines	72%	on time	45 min	1.5%	1,627
Republic Airways	72%	on time	45 min	2.9%	1,871
American Airlines⚠ low data	72%	on time	50 min	7.6%	118
PSA Airlines	56%	on time	105 min	11.8%	380

Why flights run late

Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.

When flights don't go

Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 133 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).

Over time

By season

When to fly

All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).

On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 65% to 83% on time.

Saturdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 83% on time.

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