Historical on-time performance
Philadelphia to Nashville
675 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHL–BNA arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.9%of scheduled flights
based on 2,278 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time83%Medianon timep9020 minCancel2.3%Flights174
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.5%Flights831
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.0%Flights30
- PSA AirlinesOn-time55%Median5 minp90135 minCancel6.7%Flights283
- American AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9075 minCancel1.7%Flights960
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft49%
- 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 PHL → 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 · 2,258 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 35 min · 2,322 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,521 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 75 min · 1,722 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 100 min · 468 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 80% on time.
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,111 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 45 min · 1,084 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,265 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 1,257 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 977 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 50 min · 1,328 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,269 flights
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