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Airport month · February 2026
Nashville International in February 2026
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In February 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 7,542 domestic departures from Nashville International (BNA). 76.4% left less than 15 minutes late and 79.6% reached their destination on time; 1.6% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so BNA departures were 1.7 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 6,912 departures with 80.4% leaving on time: a change of −4.0 points, with flights up 9%.
Flights arriving at BNA that month were on time 80.6% of the time (7,547 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 41%, air carrier 35% and national aviation system 20%.
- On time 79.6%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 18.7%
- Cancelled 1.6%
- Diverted 0.1%
February 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Feb 2026 | Feb 2025 | BNA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Feb 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 76.4% | 80.4% | 71.0% | 78.1% |
| Arrived on time | 79.6% | 80.2% | 74.4% | 78.3% |
| Cancelled | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 2.3% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 13.4 min | 13.2 min | 18.0 min | 15.0 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 251 | 230 | 300 | 17,168 |
| Scheduled departures | 7,542 | 6,912 | 109,436 | 515,037 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 4,275 | 57% | 80.0% | 0.5 min | 0.8% |
| AA American Airlines | 660 | 9% | 80.8% | 4.7 min | 2.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 655 | 9% | 73.4% | 5.1 min | 6.0% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 551 | 7% | 87.8% | -6.6 min | 1.3% |
| UA United Airlines | 456 | 6% | 82.0% | -0.2 min | 1.8% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 235 | 3% | 74.5% | 15.2 min | 0.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 186 | 2% | 76.9% | 10.4 min | 0.0% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 167 | 2% | 76.0% | 4.3 min | 6.6% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 102 | 1% | 70.6% | 13.2 min | 3.9% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 94 | 1% | 81.9% | 10.7 min | 0.0% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 60 | 1% | 85.0% | 2.7 min | 0.0% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 55 | 1% | 67.3% | 12.4 min | 9.1% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNA–DCA | Nashville to Washington | 344 | 66.6% | 9.0 min | 3.2% |
| BNA–ORD | Nashville to Chicago | 329 | 71.1% | 18.1 min | 0.0% |
| BNA–LGA | Nashville to New York | 292 | 74.3% | 1.2 min | 7.2% |
| BNA–ATL | Nashville to Atlanta | 289 | 88.6% | -8.0 min | 0.7% |
| BNA–MCO | Nashville to Orlando | 289 | 74.0% | 4.4 min | 2.8% |
| BNA–DFW | Nashville to Dallas/Fort Worth | 262 | 83.2% | 6.5 min | 0.4% |
| BNA–DEN | Nashville to Denver | 253 | 77.1% | 5.3 min | 0.0% |
| BNA–CLT | Nashville to Charlotte | 247 | 78.1% | 5.6 min | 3.6% |
| BNA–AUS | Nashville to Austin | 225 | 86.7% | -10.8 min | 0.4% |
| BNA–MIA | Nashville to Miami | 208 | 79.8% | 10.5 min | 0.0% |
| BNA–PHL | Nashville to Philadelphia | 202 | 68.3% | 13.2 min | 6.9% |
| BNA–TPA | Nashville to Tampa | 183 | 78.1% | 3.9 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left BNA on time in February 2026?
76.4% of 7,542 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 79.6% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 78.3%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In February 2025, 80.4% of 6,912 departures left on time and 1.5% were cancelled, against 76.4% and 1.6% in February 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for BNA · methodology · corrections.