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Route Reliability

Detroit → Nashville

DTW–BNA · 456 miles · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Nashville International Airport

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Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
1.5%
Cancelled
2,501
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Spirit Airlines81%175 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines79%1,501 flights
  3. 3.Southwest Airlines79%825 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DTW–BNA flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 59% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

DTW–BNA flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Tuesdays. On Fridays: 76%.

Not much between Spirit Airlines and Southwest Airlines.

On this route they all land within 79% to 81% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Trending in the right direction.

DTW–BNA flights arrived on time 80% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 72% 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
  • Mon77%(363 flights)
  • Tue83%(341 flights)
  • Wed83%(333 flights)
  • Thu81%(373 flights)
  • Fri76%(364 flights)
  • Sat80%(292 flights)
  • Sun77%(392 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM86%(42 flights)
  • 6–9 AM92%(719 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM93%(117 flights)
  • 12–3 PM84%(463 flights)
  • 3–6 PM67%(539 flights)
  • 6–9 PM71%(488 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM59%(90 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 76% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202576%229
July 202576%229
August 202590%225
September 202591%213
October 202583%234
November 202580%197
December 202562%202
January 202674%159
February 202680%154
March 202676%195
April 202686%200
May 202677%221

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Based on 2,501 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.