Historical on-time performance
Nashville to Richmond
527 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BNA–RIC arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 363 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.6%Flights363
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft48%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 2 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 → RIC
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 89% on time.
- Middays89% on time · p90 15 min · 585 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 50 min · 290 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 87% on time.
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 25 min · 122 flights · limited
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 106 flights · limited
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 124 flights · limited
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 223 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 30 min · 105 flights · limited
- Mondays76% on time · p90 30 min · 108 flights · limited
- Sundays71% on time · p90 45 min · 234 flights
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