Historical on-time performance
New Orleans to Nashville
471 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSY–BNA arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,430 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.6%Flights1,430
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline21%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft62%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline11%
- Weather78%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 9 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 MSY → 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 — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 5 min · 1,306 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 30 min · 1,215 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 40 min · 823 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 50 min · 732 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 543 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 543 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 486 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 35 min · 628 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 631 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 30 min · 633 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 45 min · 699 flights
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