Historical on-time performance
Dallas to Nashville
623 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DAL–BNA arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 2,460 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.6%Flights2,460
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft54%
- 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 DAL → 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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 2,061 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 25 min · 1,479 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 40 min · 1,114 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 60 min · 1,519 flights
- Overnights63% on time · p90 65 min · 947 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 1,030 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 769 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,076 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,027 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 40 min · 1,091 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 45 min · 1,070 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 45 min · 1,057 flights
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