Historical on-time performance
Nashville to Los Angeles
1,797 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BNA–LAX arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 2,170 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time84%Medianon timep9020 minCancel1.5%Flights908
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.8%Flights906
- American AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9085 minCancel0.8%Flights356
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline35%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft51%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline46%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 24 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 → LAX
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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 2,757 flights
- Afternoons80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,505 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 35 min · 103 flights · limited
- Evenings71% on time · p90 60 min · 1,370 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 55 min · 759 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 83% on time.
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 854 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 853 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 957 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 30 min · 1,016 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 836 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 35 min · 985 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 45 min · 993 flights
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