Historical on-time performance
Santa Ana to Nashville
1,772 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SNA–BNA arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate69%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 120 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time69%Median5 minp9035 minCancel0.0%Flights120
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Late aircraft38%
- 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 SNA → BNA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 5 min · 81 flights · limited
- Middays66% on time · p90 35 min · 262 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 81% on time.
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 69 flights · limited
- Sundays74% on time · p90 45 min · 69 flights · limited
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