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Route Reliability

Atlanta → Nashville

ATLBNA · 214 miles · Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Nashville International Airport

81
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
1.8%
Cancelled
4,227
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Southwest Airlines82%866 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines81%3,361 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

ATL–BNA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 71% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

ATL–BNA flights arrived on time 87% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 76%.

Not much between Southwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines.

On this route they all land within 81% to 82% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon79%(645 flights)
  • Tue83%(594 flights)
  • Wed87%(585 flights)
  • Thu79%(641 flights)
  • Fri79%(637 flights)
  • Sat82%(457 flights)
  • Sun76%(583 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM93%(522 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM90%(818 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(582 flights)
  • 3–6 PM76%(807 flights)
  • 6–9 PM71%(897 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM76%(516 flights)
On-time trend by month
78%
May

Jun 70% → May 78% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202570%364
July 202575%373
August 202587%361
September 202589%341
October 202582%363
November 202580%320
December 202577%338
January 202685%281
February 202686%288
March 202678%353
April 202686%372
May 202678%388

Based on 4,227 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.