Historical on-time performance
Nashville to New York
Flights on BNA–JFK arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,444 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.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time72%Medianon timep9055 minCancel4.2%Flights942
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time72%Medianon timep9060 minCancel4.4%Flights502
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)38%
- Late aircraft36%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline8%
- Weather53%
- Air traffic (NAS)39%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 62 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 → JFK
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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,544 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 40 min · 2,545 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 85 min · 808 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 80 min · 706 flights
- Overnights40% on time · p90 120 min · 110 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 804 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 788 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 55 min · 829 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 50 min · 828 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 60 min · 803 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 45 min · 830 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 50 min · 831 flights
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