Historical on-time performance
Nashville to Fort Lauderdale
793 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BNA–FLL arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 2,032 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.
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.6%Flights1,357
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.3%Flights675
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Late aircraft45%
- Security1%
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 → FLL
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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 2,413 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 45 min · 833 flights
- Overnights66% on time · p90 70 min · 918 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 95 min · 793 flights
- Afternoons63% on time · p90 75 min · 1,294 flights
Best day of week
Tuesdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 802 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 793 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 962 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 60 min · 896 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 55 min · 887 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 55 min · 980 flights
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 50 min · 931 flights
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