OnTimeStats

Historical on-time performance

New York to Nashville

764 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS

Flights on LGA–BNA arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.

On-time rate68%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.6%of scheduled flights

based on 3,582 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 Airways
    On-time70%
    Medianon time
    p9050 min
    Cancel5.7%
    Flights1,734
  • Southwest Airlines
    On-time67%
    Medianon time
    p9060 min
    Cancel3.2%
    Flights1,444
  • Delta Air Lines
    On-time66%
    Medianon time
    p9080 min
    Cancel3.7%
    Flights245
  • SkyWest Airlines
    On-time60%
    Medianon time
    p90110 min
    Cancel5.7%
    Flights159

Why flights run late

Delay causes

  • Airline26%
  • Weather6%
  • Air traffic (NAS)24%
  • Late aircraft44%
  • Security0%

Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.

When flights don't go

Why flights were cancelled

  • Airline21%
  • Weather47%
  • Air traffic (NAS)33%
  • Security0%

Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 163 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 LGA → 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 — 88% on time.

  • Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 3,526 flights
  • Middays80% on time · p90 35 min · 2,675 flights
  • Afternoons72% on time · p90 55 min · 2,186 flights
  • Evenings68% on time · p90 75 min · 2,729 flights
  • Overnights63% on time · p90 75 min · 1,443 flights

Best day of week

Saturdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 82% on time.

  • Saturdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,224 flights
  • Wednesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,916 flights
  • Tuesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,906 flights
  • Thursdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,904 flights
  • Mondays75% on time · p90 50 min · 1,914 flights
  • Fridays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,922 flights
  • Sundays72% on time · p90 55 min · 1,773 flights

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Methodology

A flight is on time when it arrives within 15 minutes of schedule — the US DOT / BTS standard. Median and p90(the “1-in-10 bad day”) are read from the full arrival-delay distribution, never averaged across periods.

Figures cover a carrier’s own BTS-coded flights. Cells below ~200 flights are flagged as limited data. All numbers are pre-computed from public BTS On-Time Performance data.