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Route Reliability

Nashville → Charlotte

BNA–CLT · 328 miles · Nashville International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport

79
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
1.7%
Cancelled
3,570
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Southwest Airlines78%694 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines78%2,841 flights

Not enough history to rank: Spirit Airlines (35 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

BNA–CLT flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 40% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Thursdays have been rough.

BNA–CLT flights arrived on time 89% of the time on Wednesdays and just 73% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Not much between Southwest Airlines and American Airlines.

On this route they all land within 78% to 78% 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
  • Mon77%(533 flights)
  • Tue80%(477 flights)
  • Wed89%(481 flights)
  • Thu73%(524 flights)
  • Fri77%(529 flights)
  • Sat81%(427 flights)
  • Sun74%(538 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM90%(279 flights)
  • 6–9 AM86%(583 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM89%(815 flights)
  • 12–3 PM72%(591 flights)
  • 3–6 PM70%(492 flights)
  • 6–9 PM68%(739 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM40%(10 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 66% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202566%324
July 202569%329
August 202583%277
September 202584%252
October 202581%302
November 202582%282
December 202577%294
January 202684%235
February 202681%238
March 202676%311
April 202684%335
May 202679%330

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Based on 3,570 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.