Historical on-time performance
Cincinnati to Nashville
230 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CVG–BNA arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 432 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.9%Flights432
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline16%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)28%
- Late aircraft55%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather75%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 4 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 CVG → 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 — 93% on time.
- Mornings93% on time · p90 5 min · 107 flights · limited
- Middays85% on time · p90 20 min · 477 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 35 min · 145 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 91% on time.
- Saturdays91% on time · p90 5 min · 122 flights · limited
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 116 flights · limited
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 116 flights · limited
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 20 min · 116 flights · limited
- Mondays77% on time · p90 55 min · 115 flights · limited
- Fridays75% on time · p90 30 min · 117 flights · limited
- Sundays71% on time · p90 65 min · 119 flights · limited
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