Historical on-time performance
Nashville to Phoenix
1,448 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BNA–PHX arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 2,419 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-time80%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.7%Flights1,890
- American AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.4%Flights529
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline38%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft49%
- 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 → PHX
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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 2,505 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 25 min · 979 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 50 min · 1,340 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 45 min · 994 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 50 min · 952 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 930 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 929 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 867 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 30 min · 1,028 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 35 min · 1,012 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 1,003 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 40 min · 1,001 flights
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