Historical on-time performance
Miami to Nashville
806 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MIA–BNA arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.2%of scheduled flights
based on 2,289 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirbestOn-time89%Medianon timep9010 minCancel1.5%Flights272
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.8%Flights715
- American AirlinesOn-time65%Medianon timep9075 minCancel1.4%Flights1,302
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft50%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline4%
- Weather86%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 28 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 MIA → 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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 1,935 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 35 min · 817 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 80 min · 1,892 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 75 min · 1,753 flights
- Evenings57% on time · p90 85 min · 955 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 64% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 986 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 976 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 55 min · 1,065 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 60 min · 1,047 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 65 min · 1,036 flights
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 55 min · 1,121 flights
- Sundays64% on time · p90 70 min · 1,121 flights
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