Nashville (BNA) Delays

#31 U.S. airport by BTS-tracked flight volume · 73.2% on-time departures, 76.9% on-time arrivals over the last 12 months · 2015–2026

108,466Flights
73.2%Departures on-time
17.8 minAvg dep. delay
76.9%Arrivals on-time
15.5 minAvg arr. delay
1.5%Cancelled

Delay causes (last 12 months)

  • Air carrier30.4%
  • Extreme weather3.4%
  • National Aviation System19.9%
  • Security0.1%
  • Late-arriving aircraft46.2%

By year

Nashville (BNA) on-time performance by year
YearFlightsDep on-timeArr on-timeAvg dep delayCancelled
202644,44973.3%77.8%16.9 min2.3%
2025105,24175.4%77.7%17.1 min1.3%
2024100,22079.6%80.6%14.8 min1.3%
202396,48979.2%79.7%14.5 min1.2%
202287,67777.8%78.5%14.7 min3.2%
202174,64079.3%81.3%13.3 min2.1%
202059,02291.8%92%5.4 min6.7%
201982,65480.5%82%13.7 min1.7%
201874,26379.6%81.2%13.6 min1.5%
201755,02981.3%82%12.2 min0.9%
201651,66782.8%83.3%11.4 min1.1%
201552,05781.8%82.2%11.9 min2.1%

On-time = arrival within 15 minutes of schedule, per U.S. DOT definitions. Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (public domain). Delay-cause attribution is reported by carriers since June 2003.