Historical on-time performance
Nashville to Tampa
612 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BNA–TPA 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)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 2,471 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirbestOn-time79%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.0%Flights713
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.0%Flights1,758
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft53%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline8%
- Weather58%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 24 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 → TPA
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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 2,470 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,371 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 65 min · 1,379 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 60 min · 596 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 60 min · 1,269 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 962 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 964 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 35 min · 1,029 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 958 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 40 min · 1,031 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 1,030 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 50 min · 1,111 flights
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