Historical on-time performance
New York to Nashville
Flights on JFK–BNA arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,440 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time71%Medianon timep9050 minCancel4.1%Flights940
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time64%Medianon timep9065 minCancel4.0%Flights500
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline22%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)32%
- Late aircraft42%
- Security3%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline3%
- Weather58%
- Air traffic (NAS)39%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 59 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 JFK → BNA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 59% to 81% on time.
- Mornings81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,490 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,321 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,814 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 80 min · 721 flights
- Overnights59% on time · p90 80 min · 362 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 80% on time.
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 790 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 791 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 816 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 40 min · 825 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 50 min · 828 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 826 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 60 min · 832 flights
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