Historical on-time performance
Tampa to Nashville
612 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on TPA–BNA arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 2,419 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesbestOn-time78%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.6%Flights1,706
- Envoy AirOn-time68%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.8%Flights713
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline13%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)26%
- Late aircraft56%
- 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 TPA → 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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 1,642 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,238 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 50 min · 1,507 flights
- Overnights66% on time · p90 60 min · 1,270 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 70 min · 1,362 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 967 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 976 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 928 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,025 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 1,012 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,013 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 50 min · 1,098 flights
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