Historical on-time performance
Nashville to Tampa
612 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BNA–TPA arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 2,408 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.7%Flights1,695
- Envoy AirOn-time75%Medianon timep9045 minCancel2.0%Flights713
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft56%
- 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 → TPA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 2,290 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,317 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 65 min · 1,392 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 60 min · 728 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 55 min · 1,275 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 959 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 35 min · 1,024 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 934 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 40 min · 1,011 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,010 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 967 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 55 min · 1,097 flights
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