Historical on-time performance
Richmond to Nashville
527 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RIC–BNA arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 342 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.3%Flights342
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft57%
- 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 RIC → BNA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 86% on time.
- Middays86% on time · p90 20 min · 577 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 45 min · 125 flights · limited
- Overnights65% on time · p90 85 min · 111 flights · limited
- Evenings60% on time · p90 85 min · 109 flights · limited
Best day of week
Wednesdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 94% on time.
- Wednesdays94% on time · p90 10 min · 85 flights · limited
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 122 flights · limited
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 113 flights · limited
- Fridays81% on time · p90 25 min · 83 flights · limited
- Mondays76% on time · p90 25 min · 88 flights · limited
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 220 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 45 min · 220 flights
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