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Route Reliability

Charlotte → Nashville

CLTBNA · 328 miles · Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Nashville International Airport

78
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
1.5%
Cancelled
3,568
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Southwest Airlines77%691 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines76%2,842 flights

Not enough history to rank: Spirit Airlines (35 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

CLT–BNA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 63% between 6–9 PM.

Skip Thursday if you can.

CLT–BNA flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Saturdays. On Thursdays: 72%.

Not much between Southwest Airlines and American Airlines.

On this route they all land within 76% to 77% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Slipping a little lately.

CLT–BNA flights arrived on time 75% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 79% 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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon74%(535 flights)
  • Tue80%(475 flights)
  • Wed82%(479 flights)
  • Thu72%(523 flights)
  • Fri73%(527 flights)
  • Sat82%(432 flights)
  • Sun73%(538 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM90%(568 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(683 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(586 flights)
  • 3–6 PM72%(568 flights)
  • 6–9 PM63%(600 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM65%(503 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%320
July 202569%327
August 202580%278
September 202586%252
October 202577%303
November 202583%282
December 202575%297
January 202686%234
February 202677%240
March 202672%310
April 202677%336
May 202675%330

Based on 3,568 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.