Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Nashville
616 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–BNA arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.0%of scheduled flights
based on 3,330 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesbestOn-time74%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.2%Flights2,538
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9060 minCancel4.4%Flights792
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Late aircraft41%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline32%
- Weather49%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 65 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 MCO → 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 · 2,790 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 30 min · 1,860 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 60 min · 1,542 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 65 min · 2,084 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 75 min · 1,235 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,196 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,224 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 1,340 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,386 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 50 min · 1,396 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 50 min · 1,499 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 65 min · 1,470 flights
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