Historical on-time performance
Denver to Nashville
1,013 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DEN–BNA arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 3,548 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time77%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.4%Flights1,160
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.9%Flights2,152
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9070 minCancel0.4%Flights236
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft52%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline16%
- Weather68%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 25 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 DEN → 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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 4,284 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 40 min · 2,609 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 50 min · 1,569 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 75 min · 2,325 flights
- Overnights60% on time · p90 75 min · 900 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 78% on time.
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 1,575 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 40 min · 1,809 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,484 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,297 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 45 min · 1,838 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,856 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 45 min · 1,828 flights
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