Historical on-time performance
San Jose to Nashville
1,947 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SJC–BNA arrive on time 86% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate86%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 214 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time86%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.0%Flights214
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline45%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft44%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather14%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security86%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Security. Shares are among 7 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 SJC → 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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 563 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 25 min · 175 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 84% to 89% on time.
- Thursdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 115 flights · limited
- Mondays86% on time · p90 25 min · 113 flights · limited
- Fridays84% on time · p90 20 min · 115 flights · limited
- Sundays84% on time · p90 20 min · 128 flights · limited
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