Historical on-time performance
Nashville to Minneapolis
695 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BNA–MSP arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.4%of scheduled flights
based on 1,672 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time86%Medianon timep9020 minCancel1.5%Flights1,214
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.1%Flights458
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft53%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline52%
- Weather43%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 23 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 → MSP
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 — 93% on time.
- Mornings93% on time · p90 on time · 1,237 flights
- Middays87% on time · p90 15 min · 1,713 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 30 min · 765 flights
- Evenings78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,037 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 75 min · 223 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 82% to 88% on time.
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 20 min · 701 flights
- Thursdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 718 flights
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 700 flights
- Fridays85% on time · p90 25 min · 720 flights
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 625 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 30 min · 723 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 25 min · 788 flights
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