Route Reliability
Nashville → Los Angeles
BNA–LAX · 1,798 miles · Nashville International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- 78%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 5 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.1%
- Cancelled
- 2,277
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.Delta Air Lines86%908 flights
- 2.Southwest Airlines73%906 flights
- 3.American Airlines73%384 flights
Not enough history to rank: Spirit Airlines (79 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
BNA–LAX flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 65% between 9 PM–12 AM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
BNA–LAX flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Thursdays. On Sundays: 71%.
Delta Air Lines runs this route best.
Delta Air Lines arrived on time 86% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 73%.
Slipping a little lately.
BNA–LAX flights arrived on time 75% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 81% in the three months before that.
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
- Mon75%(346 flights)
- Tue81%(297 flights)
- Wed81%(305 flights)
- Thu82%(322 flights)
- Fri81%(345 flights)
- Sat78%(280 flights)
- Sun71%(355 flights)
- 3–6 AM92%(13 flights)
- 6–9 AM92%(675 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM86%(28 flights)
- 12–3 PM79%(162 flights)
- 3–6 PM73%(709 flights)
- 6–9 PM70%(456 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM65%(207 flights)
Jun 69% → May 69% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 69% | 189 |
| July 2025 | 75% | 196 |
| August 2025 | 83% | 187 |
| September 2025 | 86% | 187 |
| October 2025 | 79% | 208 |
| November 2025 | 83% | 175 |
| December 2025 | 75% | 194 |
| January 2026 | 84% | 154 |
| February 2026 | 82% | 150 |
| March 2026 | 91% | 196 |
| April 2026 | 65% | 199 |
| May 2026 | 69% | 215 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 2,277 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.