Historical on-time performance
Philadelphia to Nashville
Flights on PHL–BNA arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 2,421 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 timep9035 minCancel2.8%Flights144
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.9%Flights891
- PSA AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep90115 minCancel4.0%Flights301
- American AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9075 minCancel2.2%Flights1,085
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft49%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline6%
- Weather83%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 48 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 PHL → BNA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 2,266 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 40 min · 2,301 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 60 min · 1,435 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 80 min · 1,661 flights
- Overnights62% on time · p90 95 min · 618 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 79% on time.
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 1,096 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 1,057 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,273 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 970 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 55 min · 1,293 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 60 min · 1,262 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,330 flights
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