Historical on-time performance
Nashville to Houston
670 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BNA–HOU arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 1,797 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.7%Flights1,797
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft48%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline8%
- Weather85%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 13 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 → HOU
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 — 93% on time.
- Mornings93% on time · p90 5 min · 1,943 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 35 min · 684 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 35 min · 596 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 55 min · 1,012 flights
- Overnights69% on time · p90 50 min · 1,004 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 84% on time.
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 729 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 730 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 640 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 30 min · 783 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 762 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 35 min · 778 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 40 min · 817 flights
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