Historical on-time performance
Cleveland to Nashville
448 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLE–BNA arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 938 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time84%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.6%Flights938
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline22%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft60%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline17%
- Weather67%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 6 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 CLE → BNA
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 — 96% on time.
- Mornings96% on time · p90 on time · 1,027 flights
- Middays87% on time · p90 15 min · 369 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 25 min · 189 flights · limited
- Evenings77% on time · p90 40 min · 566 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 55 min · 411 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 89% on time.
- Tuesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 340 flights
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 336 flights
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 330 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 25 min · 378 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 35 min · 381 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 383 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 30 min · 414 flights
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