Historical on-time performance
Nashville to Raleigh-durham
442 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BNA–RDU arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 2,039 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesbestOn-time76%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.1%Flights1,232
- Republic AirwaysOn-time72%Medianon timep9055 minCancel2.5%Flights807
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline21%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft61%
- 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 → RDU
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 60% to 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 20 min · 933 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 15 min · 1,737 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 35 min · 1,625 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 50 min · 1,775 flights
- Overnights60% on time · p90 60 min · 401 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 84% on time.
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 952 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 715 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 950 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 35 min · 976 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 959 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 45 min · 963 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 35 min · 956 flights
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