Historical on-time performance
Jacksonville to Nashville
484 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on JAX–BNA arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,094 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.8%Flights1,094
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline19%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft64%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline22%
- Weather67%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 9 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 JAX → 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 — 94% on time.
- Mornings94% on time · p90 on time · 1,132 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 20 min · 594 flights
- Evenings77% on time · p90 40 min · 500 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 35 min · 240 flights
- Overnights72% on time · p90 60 min · 607 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 88% on time.
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 400 flights
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 397 flights
- Mondays85% on time · p90 20 min · 440 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 370 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 30 min · 443 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 502 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 35 min · 521 flights
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