Historical on-time performance
Orlando to Nashville
616 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCO–BNA arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 3,220 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.
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.8%Flights2,398
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.5%Flights822
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft42%
- 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 MCO → 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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 2,716 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,950 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 65 min · 1,591 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 80 min · 1,180 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 70 min · 1,933 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,184 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,227 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 45 min · 1,289 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,380 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 50 min · 1,369 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 60 min · 1,424 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 60 min · 1,497 flights
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