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Route Reliability

Newark → Nashville

EWR–BNA · 748 miles · Newark Liberty International Airport to Nashville International Airport

72
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
3.0%
Cancelled
1,839
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines77%1,732 flights
  2. 2.Spirit Airlines71%107 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

EWR–BNA flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 65% between 3–6 PM.

Thursday is the weak spot.

EWR–BNA flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Tuesdays. On Thursdays: 70%.

United Airlines has a slight edge here.

United Airlines arrived on time 77% of the time on this route; Spirit Airlines managed 71%.

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

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon75%(266 flights)
  • Tue83%(250 flights)
  • Wed79%(250 flights)
  • Thu70%(265 flights)
  • Fri74%(270 flights)
  • Sat81%(217 flights)
  • Sun73%(264 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM91%(11 flights)
  • 6–9 AM87%(260 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(333 flights)
  • 12–3 PM77%(411 flights)
  • 3–6 PM65%(394 flights)
  • 6–9 PM73%(255 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM67%(118 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 76% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202576%143
July 202567%154
August 202579%161
September 202580%181
October 202563%189
November 202572%159
December 202566%146
January 202688%105
February 202691%100
March 202673%124
April 202689%143
May 202680%177

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Based on 1,839 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.