Historical on-time performance
Nashville to Indianapolis
249 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BNA–IND arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 277 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.4%Flights277
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline17%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft74%
- 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 → IND
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 65% to 83% on time.
- Middays83% on time · p90 20 min · 96 flights · limited
- Evenings72% on time · p90 50 min · 68 flights · limited
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 50 min · 138 flights · limited
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