Historical on-time performance
Nashville to Newark
748 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BNA–EWR arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate68%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay100 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.0%of scheduled flights
based on 1,685 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-time66%Medianon timep9065 minCancel6.8%Flights192
- United AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep90105 minCancel2.4%Flights1,394
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9080 minCancel3.0%Flights99
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline11%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)58%
- Late aircraft29%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly BNA → EWR
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 2,066 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 65 min · 1,226 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 80 min · 301 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 90 min · 1,071 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 105 min · 1,467 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 78% on time.
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 55 min · 808 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 870 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 874 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 85 min · 908 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 70 min · 920 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 70 min · 900 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 95 min · 851 flights
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