Historical on-time performance
Nashville to Philadelphia
Flights on BNA–PHL arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 2,421 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.
- American AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.2%Flights1,086
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.9%Flights891
- PSA AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9080 minCancel5.3%Flights300
- Republic AirwaysOn-time69%Medianon timep9060 minCancel4.9%Flights144
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft54%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline7%
- Weather84%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 55 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 → PHL
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 63% to 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,982 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 30 min · 2,361 flights
- Evenings68% on time · p90 65 min · 1,394 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 65 min · 485 flights
- Afternoons63% on time · p90 70 min · 2,060 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,056 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,098 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 967 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,263 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,296 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,275 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 60 min · 1,327 flights
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