Historical on-time performance
Nashville to Jacksonville
484 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BNA–JAX arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 1,094 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.5%Flights1,094
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft64%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather83%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 6 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 → JAX
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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 718 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 25 min · 689 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 35 min · 575 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 45 min · 678 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 65 min · 413 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 400 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 396 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 370 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 30 min · 501 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 35 min · 444 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 35 min · 441 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 40 min · 521 flights
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