Historical on-time performance
West Palm Beach to Nashville
758 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PBI–BNA arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate68%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 337 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.3%Flights337
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)27%
- Late aircraft51%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 1 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 PBI → BNA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 75% on time.
- Middays75% on time · p90 35 min · 245 flights
- Afternoons63% on time · p90 60 min · 113 flights · limited
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