Historical on-time performance
San Francisco to Nashville
Flights on SFO–BNA arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,039 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- United AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.7%Flights856
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time57%Median5 minp9065 minCancel0.0%Flights183
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft55%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline50%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 6 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 SFO → 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 — 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 20 min · 311 flights
- Overnights76% on time · p90 35 min · 956 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 45 min · 219 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 35 min · 962 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 81% on time.
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 20 min · 326 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 30 min · 361 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 333 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 302 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 40 min · 382 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 40 min · 382 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 45 min · 387 flights
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