Historical on-time performance
Nashville to Richmond
527 miData through Dec 2025Source: 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)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 342 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 minCancel0.0%Flights342
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft58%
- 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 → RIC
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 57% to 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 56 flights · limited
- Middays88% on time · p90 15 min · 555 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 50 min · 224 flights
- Evenings57% on time · p90 70 min · 92 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 30 min · 122 flights · limited
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 35 min · 113 flights · limited
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 85 flights · limited
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 220 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 30 min · 83 flights · limited
- Mondays76% on time · p90 25 min · 88 flights · limited
- Sundays73% on time · p90 45 min · 220 flights
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