Historical on-time performance
Phoenix to Nashville
1,448 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHX–BNA arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 2,401 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.
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.7%Flights1,873
- American AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.4%Flights528
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline35%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft52%
- 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 PHX → 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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 2,460 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 30 min · 1,181 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 45 min · 1,207 flights
- Overnights70% on time · p90 35 min · 234 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 50 min · 1,670 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 83% on time.
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 857 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 937 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 940 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 30 min · 1,023 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 35 min · 1,012 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 40 min · 988 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 30 min · 999 flights
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