Historical on-time performance
Kansas City to Nashville
491 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCI–BNA arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 1,357 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 timep9025 minCancel0.9%Flights1,357
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft46%
- Security0%
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 MCI → 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 — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 10 min · 1,264 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,034 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 35 min · 753 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 40 min · 664 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 87% on time.
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 550 flights
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 15 min · 547 flights
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 418 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 25 min · 561 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 25 min · 557 flights
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 543 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 30 min · 555 flights
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