Historical on-time performance
Nashville to Chicago
Flights on BNA–ORD arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 4,687 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.
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.5%Flights337
- Republic AirwaysOn-time71%Medianon timep9055 minCancel2.1%Flights520
- United AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9065 minCancel2.0%Flights1,345
- Envoy AirOn-time68%Medianon timep9070 minCancel4.3%Flights656
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time64%Medianon timep90100 minCancel3.1%Flights1,445
- American AirlinesOn-time63%Medianon timep90145 minCancel1.8%Flights384
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline38%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)27%
- Late aircraft28%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline5%
- Weather76%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 123 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 → ORD
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 56% to 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 35 min · 5,049 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 30 min · 4,459 flights
- Overnights80% on time · p90 35 min · 217 flights
- Afternoons63% on time · p90 85 min · 3,029 flights
- Evenings56% on time · p90 85 min · 1,795 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 79% on time.
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 2,016 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 1,987 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,810 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 60 min · 2,192 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 2,185 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 55 min · 2,213 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 65 min · 2,146 flights
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