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Route Reliability

Washington → Nashville

DCA–BNA · 562 miles · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nashville International Airport

72
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
3.0%
Cancelled
4,304
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines82%994 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines77%1,627 flights
  3. 3.American Airlines75%1,683 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

DCA–BNA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 68% between 3–6 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

DCA–BNA flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Saturdays. On Fridays: 71%.

Delta Air Lines has a slight edge here.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 82% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 75%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.0% 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
  • Mon78%(622 flights)
  • Tue82%(634 flights)
  • Wed79%(633 flights)
  • Thu73%(624 flights)
  • Fri71%(617 flights)
  • Sat83%(433 flights)
  • Sun76%(600 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM92%(681 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(1035 flights)
  • 12–3 PM71%(571 flights)
  • 3–6 PM68%(909 flights)
  • 6–9 PM69%(905 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM71%(62 flights)
On-time trend by month
71%
May

Jun 68% → May 71% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202568%323
July 202572%305
August 202585%340
September 202585%337
October 202578%386
November 202577%353
December 202572%343
January 202683%335
February 202679%332
March 202677%367
April 202679%366
May 202671%376

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 4,304 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.