Historical on-time performance
Nashville to Houston
670 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BNA–HOU 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)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,765 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.8%Flights1,765
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft54%
- Security0%
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 → HOU
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 — 93% on time.
- Mornings93% on time · p90 5 min · 1,970 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 30 min · 684 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 35 min · 555 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 50 min · 1,003 flights
- Overnights70% on time · p90 50 min · 990 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 86% on time.
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 739 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 742 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 30 min · 783 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 604 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 755 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 30 min · 769 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 40 min · 810 flights
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