Historical on-time performance
Nashville to New Orleans
471 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BNA–MSY arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 1,401 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.1%Flights1,401
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline22%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft62%
- 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 → MSY
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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 1,227 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 20 min · 536 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 40 min · 836 flights
- Overnights73% on time · p90 50 min · 989 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 45 min · 447 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 524 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 465 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 35 min · 609 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 25 min · 525 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 40 min · 610 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 40 min · 696 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 606 flights
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