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Route Reliability

Philadelphia → Nashville

PHL–BNA · 675 miles · Philadelphia International Airport to Nashville International Airport

72
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
2.3%
Cancelled
2,898
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Southwest Airlines78%891 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines74%1,773 flights
  3. 3.Frontier Airlines69%153 flights

Not enough history to rank: Spirit Airlines (81 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

PHL–BNA flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 61% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

PHL–BNA flights arrived on time 79% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 71%.

Southwest Airlines runs this route best.

Southwest Airlines arrived on time 78% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 69%.

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%(427 flights)
  • Tue79%(352 flights)
  • Wed77%(354 flights)
  • Thu73%(452 flights)
  • Fri75%(443 flights)
  • Sat76%(321 flights)
  • Sun71%(478 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM91%(187 flights)
  • 6–9 AM89%(519 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(369 flights)
  • 12–3 PM78%(528 flights)
  • 3–6 PM64%(566 flights)
  • 6–9 PM61%(533 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM70%(125 flights)
On-time trend by month
71%
May

Jun 64% → May 71% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202564%250
July 202567%247
August 202579%265
September 202584%255
October 202575%286
November 202575%230
December 202565%202
January 202686%179
February 202681%191
March 202677%239
April 202681%239
May 202671%244

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Based on 2,898 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.