Historical on-time performance
Richmond to Nashville
527 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RIC–BNA arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 363 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.6%Flights363
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft60%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 2 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 RIC → BNA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 87% on time.
- Middays87% on time · p90 15 min · 700 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 40 min · 107 flights · limited
- Overnights65% on time · p90 80 min · 103 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 92% on time.
- Wednesdays92% on time · p90 10 min · 106 flights · limited
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 124 flights · limited
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 30 min · 122 flights · limited
- Fridays82% on time · p90 25 min · 105 flights · limited
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 223 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 30 min · 108 flights · limited
- Sundays73% on time · p90 45 min · 234 flights
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