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Route Reliability

Nashville → Newark

BNA–EWR · 748 miles · Nashville International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport

66
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
16 min
Average arrival delay
3.2%
Cancelled
1,841
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines76%1,733 flights
  2. 2.Spirit Airlines56%108 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

BNA–EWR flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 64% between 3–6 PM.

Thursday is the weak spot.

BNA–EWR flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Wednesdays. On Thursdays: 69%.

United Airlines has a clear lead on this route.

United Airlines arrived on time 76% of the time on this route; Spirit Airlines managed 56%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.2% 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
  • Mon69%(265 flights)
  • Tue80%(252 flights)
  • Wed83%(251 flights)
  • Thu69%(262 flights)
  • Fri76%(269 flights)
  • Sat77%(220 flights)
  • Sun69%(260 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(534 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(248 flights)
  • 12–3 PM70%(335 flights)
  • 3–6 PM64%(274 flights)
  • 6–9 PM64%(388 flights)
On-time trend by month
89%
May

Jun 66% → May 89% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202566%143
July 202563%155
August 202575%160
September 202582%180
October 202558%187
November 202568%157
December 202565%148
January 202684%106
February 202688%100
March 202675%123
April 202690%143
May 202689%177

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 1,841 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.