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Route Reliability

Nashville → Philadelphia

BNA–PHL · 675 miles · Nashville International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport

70
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
2.5%
Cancelled
2,898
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines76%1,773 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines74%891 flights
  3. 3.Frontier Airlines65%153 flights

Not enough history to rank: Spirit Airlines (81 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

BNA–PHL flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 61% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

BNA–PHL flights arrived on time 79% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 72%.

American Airlines runs this route best.

American Airlines arrived on time 76% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 65%.

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
  • Mon72%(431 flights)
  • Tue78%(348 flights)
  • Wed79%(350 flights)
  • Thu74%(454 flights)
  • Fri75%(445 flights)
  • Sat74%(322 flights)
  • Sun72%(473 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM100%(16 flights)
  • 6–9 AM88%(445 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(778 flights)
  • 12–3 PM68%(702 flights)
  • 3–6 PM64%(441 flights)
  • 6–9 PM61%(418 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM65%(23 flights)
On-time trend by month
75%
May

Jun 66% → May 75% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202566%250
July 202567%247
August 202577%266
September 202580%253
October 202575%287
November 202574%232
December 202575%199
January 202681%179
February 202673%188
March 202678%239
April 202676%240
May 202675%243

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Based on 2,898 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.