Historical on-time performance
Nashville to Sarasota
648 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BNA–SRQ arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.2%of scheduled flights
based on 603 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.2%Flights603
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft66%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather71%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 7 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 → SRQ
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 652 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 25 min · 434 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 35 min · 323 flights
- Overnights72% on time · p90 55 min · 125 flights · limited
- Evenings69% on time · p90 50 min · 445 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 248 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 266 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 35 min · 356 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 30 min · 348 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 259 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 233 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 45 min · 269 flights
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