Historical on-time performance
Nashville to San Jose
1,947 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BNA–SJC arrive on time 63% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate63%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 214 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time63%Median5 minp9050 minCancel0.0%Flights214
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft59%
- 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 → SJC
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 77% on time.
- Middays77% on time · p90 25 min · 150 flights · limited
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 40 min · 303 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 50 min · 255 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 61% to 78% on time.
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 100 flights · limited
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 30 min · 100 flights · limited
- Fridays71% on time · p90 30 min · 109 flights · limited
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 45 min · 109 flights · limited
- Saturdays65% on time · p90 65 min · 91 flights · limited
- Sundays62% on time · p90 50 min · 114 flights · limited
- Mondays61% on time · p90 40 min · 108 flights · limited
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