Historical on-time performance
New York to Nashville
766 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on JFK–BNA arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,584 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time75%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.4%Flights1,047
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.0%Flights30
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time62%Medianon timep9065 minCancel3.9%Flights507
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)36%
- Late aircraft35%
- Security3%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly JFK → 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 59% to 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,676 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,307 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 50 min · 2,000 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 85 min · 926 flights
- Overnights59% on time · p90 80 min · 285 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 81% on time.
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 869 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 870 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 878 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 40 min · 898 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 55 min · 889 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 55 min · 898 flights
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 892 flights
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