Historical on-time performance
Nashville to Pittsburgh
462 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BNA–PIT 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)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 985 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.5%Flights985
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft65%
- 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 → PIT
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 · 476 flights
- Middays90% on time · p90 15 min · 711 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 45 min · 814 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 40 min · 491 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 55 min · 412 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 88% on time.
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 20 min · 416 flights
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 372 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 30 min · 383 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 30 min · 380 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 519 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 267 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 50 min · 567 flights
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