Historical on-time performance
Nashville to Denver
Flights on BNA–DEN arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 3,556 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.
- United AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.8%Flights1,160
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.3%Flights236
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.5%Flights2,160
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Late aircraft35%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline32%
- Weather59%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 22 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly BNA → DEN
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 3,461 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 25 min · 2,267 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 60 min · 2,346 flights
- Overnights71% on time · p90 45 min · 1,205 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 70 min · 2,396 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,475 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,566 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,289 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,822 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 40 min · 1,832 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,862 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,829 flights
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