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Route Reliability

Minneapolis → Nashville

MSPBNA · 695 miles · Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Nashville International Airport

85
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min
Average arrival delay
1.4%
Cancelled
1,711
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 Lines84%1,224 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines81%487 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

MSP–BNA flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 76% between 3–6 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

MSP–BNA flights arrived on time 90% of the time on Wednesdays. On Fridays: 77%.

Not much between Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines.

On this route they all land within 81% to 84% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

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
  • Mon80%(246 flights)
  • Tue90%(238 flights)
  • Wed90%(235 flights)
  • Thu83%(242 flights)
  • Fri77%(243 flights)
  • Sat83%(213 flights)
  • Sun81%(266 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM100%(14 flights)
  • 6–9 AM92%(499 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM78%(50 flights)
  • 12–3 PM87%(338 flights)
  • 3–6 PM76%(390 flights)
  • 6–9 PM77%(392 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 83% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202583%150
July 202578%153
August 202589%149
September 202592%141
October 202586%154
November 202584%135
December 202571%116
January 202683%111
February 202690%104
March 202675%145
April 202685%156
May 202682%169

Based on 1,711 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.