Historical on-time performance
Milwaukee to Nashville
475 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MKE–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)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 940 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 minCancel1.1%Flights940
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft52%
- 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 MKE → 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 — 94% on time.
- Mornings94% on time · p90 5 min · 1,057 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 20 min · 386 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 35 min · 277 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 45 min · 723 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 90 min · 66 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 86% on time.
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 292 flights
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 354 flights
- Mondays86% on time · p90 15 min · 380 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 352 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 25 min · 379 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 364 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 30 min · 388 flights
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