Historical on-time performance
Portland to Nashville
1,973 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PDX–BNA arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 306 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.3%Flights306
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline51%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)39%
- Late aircraft10%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly PDX → 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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 261 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 30 min · 403 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 89% on time.
- Sundays89% on time · p90 15 min · 94 flights · limited
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 94 flights · limited
- Thursdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 92 flights · limited
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 103 flights · limited
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 20 min · 94 flights · limited
- Fridays82% on time · p90 25 min · 93 flights · limited
- Mondays81% on time · p90 35 min · 94 flights · limited
Advertisement
Keep exploring