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Route Reliability

Nashville → Washington

BNA–DCA · 562 miles · Nashville International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

67
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
3.5%
Cancelled
4,305
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines79%994 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines75%1,627 flights
  3. 3.American Airlines72%1,684 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

BNA–DCA flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 61% between 6–9 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

BNA–DCA flights arrived on time 87% of the time on Saturdays and just 69% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.

Delta Air Lines runs this route best.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 79% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 72%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.5% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

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
  • Mon74%(621 flights)
  • Tue76%(628 flights)
  • Wed78%(626 flights)
  • Thu72%(620 flights)
  • Fri69%(616 flights)
  • Sat87%(431 flights)
  • Sun70%(595 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM93%(74 flights)
  • 6–9 AM84%(947 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(800 flights)
  • 12–3 PM78%(492 flights)
  • 3–6 PM67%(1045 flights)
  • 6–9 PM61%(703 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM67%(76 flights)
On-time trend by month
74%
May

Jun 72% → May 74% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202572%314
July 202571%298
August 202585%338
September 202580%336
October 202582%386
November 202571%350
December 202571%342
January 202680%332
February 202670%332
March 202662%365
April 202679%369
May 202674%375

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 4,305 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.