Historical on-time performance
Cleveland to Nashville
448 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLE–BNA arrive on time 85% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate85%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.2%of scheduled flights
based on 842 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time85%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.2%Flights842
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline16%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft65%
- 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 CLE → BNA
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 — 96% on time.
- Mornings96% on time · p90 on time · 1,026 flights
- Middays87% on time · p90 15 min · 268 flights
- Afternoons82% on time · p90 20 min · 202 flights
- Evenings79% on time · p90 35 min · 502 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 50 min · 467 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 90% on time.
- Tuesdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 329 flights
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 20 min · 326 flights
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 327 flights
- Mondays85% on time · p90 25 min · 362 flights
- Fridays84% on time · p90 30 min · 360 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 362 flights
- Sundays81% on time · p90 35 min · 399 flights
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