Historical on-time performance
Norfolk to Nashville
585 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORF–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)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 387 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 minCancel0.0%Flights387
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft55%
- 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 ORF → BNA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 54% to 85% on time.
- Middays85% on time · p90 20 min · 508 flights
- Evenings80% on time · p90 30 min · 198 flights · limited
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 40 min · 456 flights
- Overnights54% on time · p90 70 min · 54 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 86% on time.
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 157 flights · limited
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 186 flights · limited
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 157 flights · limited
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 25 min · 156 flights · limited
- Sundays75% on time · p90 40 min · 261 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 45 min · 156 flights · limited
- Mondays73% on time · p90 50 min · 157 flights · limited
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