Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Nashville
329 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–BNA arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.7%of scheduled flights
based on 3,611 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.
- PSA AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9055 minCancel3.4%Flights965
- American AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.0%Flights2,001
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.7%Flights577
- Envoy AirOn-time76%Medianon timep9030 minCancel2.9%Flights68
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft50%
- 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 CLT → 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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 2,244 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 30 min · 3,465 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 55 min · 2,060 flights
- Overnights66% on time · p90 75 min · 2,276 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 75 min · 1,637 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,586 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,624 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,513 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 50 min · 1,744 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 1,708 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,736 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 55 min · 1,774 flights
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