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Route Reliability

New York → Nashville

JFK–BNA · 765 miles · John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nashville International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
4.6%
Cancelled
2,799
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 Lines78%1,338 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines75%919 flights
  3. 3.JetBlue Airways68%542 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

JFK–BNA flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 67% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

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

Delta Air Lines runs this route best.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 78% of the time on this route; JetBlue Airways managed 68%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.6% 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
  • Mon75%(374 flights)
  • Tue78%(369 flights)
  • Wed79%(376 flights)
  • Thu72%(379 flights)
  • Fri74%(399 flights)
  • Sat78%(382 flights)
  • Sun72%(382 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(2 flights)
  • 6–9 AM80%(455 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(528 flights)
  • 12–3 PM71%(595 flights)
  • 3–6 PM75%(467 flights)
  • 6–9 PM67%(481 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM70%(133 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 65% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202565%223
July 202562%210
August 202583%239
September 202585%262
October 202577%269
November 202571%245
December 202563%220
January 202674%176
February 202673%173
March 202681%212
April 202685%211
May 202680%221

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 2,799 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.