Route Reliability
Nashville → Detroit
BNA–DTW · 456 miles · Nashville International Airport to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
- 80%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 7 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.4%
- Cancelled
- 2,504
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.Spirit Airlines85%177 flights
- 2.Delta Air Lines84%1,502 flights
- 3.Southwest Airlines71%825 flights
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
BNA–DTW flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 96% of the time, versus 65% between 6–9 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
BNA–DTW flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 75%.
Spirit Airlines runs this route best.
Spirit Airlines arrived on time 85% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 71%.
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
- Mon77%(369 flights)
- Tue85%(340 flights)
- Wed85%(333 flights)
- Thu82%(374 flights)
- Fri76%(366 flights)
- Sat83%(296 flights)
- Sun75%(391 flights)
- 3–6 AM96%(26 flights)
- 6–9 AM93%(396 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM86%(652 flights)
- 12–3 PM84%(463 flights)
- 3–6 PM71%(455 flights)
- 6–9 PM65%(477 flights)
Jun 79% → May 73% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 79% | 231 |
| July 2025 | 70% | 233 |
| August 2025 | 91% | 225 |
| September 2025 | 91% | 213 |
| October 2025 | 83% | 235 |
| November 2025 | 81% | 198 |
| December 2025 | 70% | 203 |
| January 2026 | 83% | 161 |
| February 2026 | 84% | 154 |
| March 2026 | 77% | 195 |
| April 2026 | 84% | 200 |
| May 2026 | 73% | 221 |
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Based on 2,504 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.