Historical on-time performance
Nashville to New York
765 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BNA–JFK arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,585 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-time76%Medianon timep9055 minCancel2.9%Flights1,048
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.0%Flights30
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time68%Medianon timep9070 minCancel4.3%Flights507
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)38%
- Late aircraft32%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,611 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 40 min · 2,562 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 75 min · 932 flights
- Evenings60% on time · p90 80 min · 945 flights
- Overnights42% on time · p90 120 min · 148 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 79% on time.
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 868 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 882 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 866 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 50 min · 889 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 65 min · 895 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 50 min · 901 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 55 min · 897 flights
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