Historical on-time performance
Nashville to Minneapolis
695 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BNA–MSP arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 1,597 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time87%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.7%Flights1,221
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.5%Flights376
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft51%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 93% on time.
- Mornings93% on time · p90 5 min · 1,181 flights
- Middays87% on time · p90 15 min · 1,728 flights
- Afternoons82% on time · p90 30 min · 760 flights
- Evenings77% on time · p90 40 min · 1,077 flights
- Overnights69% on time · p90 80 min · 137 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 82% to 86% on time.
- Thursdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 698 flights
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 697 flights
- Mondays86% on time · p90 20 min · 712 flights
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 695 flights
- Fridays85% on time · p90 25 min · 699 flights
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 609 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 25 min · 773 flights
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