Route Reliability
San Francisco → Nashville
SFO–BNA · 1,969 miles · San Francisco International Airport to Nashville International Airport
- 76%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 7 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.6%
- Cancelled
- 1,163
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.United Airlines81%856 flights
- 2.Southwest Airlines62%307 flights
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
SFO–BNA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 68% between 12–3 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
SFO–BNA flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Saturdays and just 70% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
United Airlines has a clear lead on this route.
United Airlines arrived on time 81% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 62%.
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
- Mon77%(170 flights)
- Tue78%(137 flights)
- Wed79%(154 flights)
- Thu75%(179 flights)
- Fri71%(178 flights)
- Sat85%(150 flights)
- Sun70%(187 flights)
- 6–9 AM94%(36 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM74%(466 flights)
- 12–3 PM68%(41 flights)
- 3–6 PM76%(200 flights)
- 6–9 PM—(3 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM77%(409 flights)
Jun 74% → May 72% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 74% | 108 |
| July 2025 | 75% | 112 |
| August 2025 | 68% | 88 |
| September 2025 | 73% | 92 |
| October 2025 | 82% | 110 |
| November 2025 | 67% | 97 |
| December 2025 | 73% | 74 |
| January 2026 | 80% | 59 |
| February 2026 | 85% | 81 |
| March 2026 | 81% | 112 |
| April 2026 | 82% | 108 |
| May 2026 | 72% | 114 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 1,163 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.