Historical on-time performance
Los Angeles to Nashville
1,797 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LAX–BNA arrive on time 85% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate85%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 2,007 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.
- Delta Air LinesOn-time87%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.7%Flights882
- American AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9075 minCancel0.6%Flights343
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time87%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.6%Flights782
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline36%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft48%
- Security1%
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 LAX → BNA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 2,033 flights
- Overnights86% on time · p90 20 min · 707 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 45 min · 696 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 40 min · 1,611 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 45 min · 1,271 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 86% on time.
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 839 flights
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 800 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 807 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 25 min · 966 flights
- Sundays81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,001 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 956 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 35 min · 997 flights
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