Historical on-time performance
New Orleans to Nashville
471 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MSY–BNA arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 1,399 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.0%Flights1,399
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline16%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft62%
- 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 MSY → 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 — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 5 min · 1,292 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,158 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 40 min · 768 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 50 min · 743 flights
- Overnights53% on time · p90 70 min · 72 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 87% on time.
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 525 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 525 flights
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 469 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 606 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 35 min · 608 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 30 min · 608 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 45 min · 692 flights
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