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Route Reliability

Nashville → Detroit

BNADTW · 456 miles · Nashville International Airport to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

83
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
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. 1.Spirit Airlines85%177 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines84%1,502 flights
  3. 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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(369 flights)
  • Tue85%(340 flights)
  • Wed85%(333 flights)
  • Thu82%(374 flights)
  • Fri76%(366 flights)
  • Sat83%(296 flights)
  • Sun75%(391 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 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)
On-time trend by month
73%
May

Jun 79% → May 73% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202579%231
July 202570%233
August 202591%225
September 202591%213
October 202583%235
November 202581%198
December 202570%203
January 202683%161
February 202684%154
March 202677%195
April 202684%200
May 202673%221

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.