Historical on-time performance
Newark to Nashville
748 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on EWR–BNA arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,685 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time65%Medianon timep9060 minCancel6.3%Flights192
- Spirit AirlinesbestOn-time84%Medianon timep9030 minCancel3.1%Flights98
- United AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.0%Flights1,395
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Late aircraft40%
- 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 EWR → BNA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 61% to 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,258 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,372 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 70 min · 1,824 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 85 min · 860 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 85 min · 815 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 868 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 797 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 872 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 55 min · 919 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 75 min · 904 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 60 min · 865 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 65 min · 904 flights
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