Historical on-time performance
Pensacola to Nashville
391 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PNS–BNA arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 934 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.4%Flights934
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft55%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline25%
- Weather75%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 4 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 PNS → 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 — 95% on time.
- Mornings95% on time · p90 on time · 1,086 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 30 min · 443 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 30 min · 432 flights
- Evenings76% on time · p90 40 min · 673 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 82% to 88% on time.
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 356 flights
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 358 flights
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 377 flights
- Mondays87% on time · p90 15 min · 387 flights
- Fridays85% on time · p90 25 min · 392 flights
- Sundays84% on time · p90 25 min · 392 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 389 flights
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