Historical on-time performance
Nashville to Detroit
457 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BNA–DTW arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 2,224 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time84%Medianon timep9025 minCancel2.0%Flights1,399
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.2%Flights825
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline39%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft46%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline70%
- Weather30%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 30 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 → DTW
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 · 1,467 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 20 min · 2,285 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 35 min · 973 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,768 flights
- Overnights63% on time · p90 75 min · 404 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 965 flights
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 963 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,022 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 832 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,023 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,019 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 35 min · 1,073 flights
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