Nashville International in July 2026

59.0%departed on time

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 July 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 10,098 domestic departures from Nashville International (BNA). 59.0% left less than 15 minutes late and 62.6% reached their destination on time; 1.8% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 68.8% of flights departed on time and 69.4% arrived on time, so BNA departures were 9.8 points below the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in July 2025, the airport had 9,459 departures with 65.9% leaving on time: a change of −6.9 points, with flights up 7%.

Flights arriving at BNA that month were on time 65.7% of the time (10,099 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 48%, air carrier 31% and national aviation system 17%.

On time 62.6%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 35.0%
Cancelled 1.8%
Diverted 0.6%

Every scheduled departure from BNA in July 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

July 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Jul 2026	Jul 2025	BNA, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Jul 2026
Departed on time	59.0%	65.9%	71.0%	68.8%
Arrived on time	62.6%	67.9%	74.4%	69.4%
Cancelled	1.8%	2.1%	1.5%	2.6%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	26.7 min	26.1 min	18.0 min	24.1 min
Scheduled departures a day	337	315	300	21,066
Scheduled departures	10,098	9,459	109,436	631,970

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
WN Southwest Airlines	5,878	58%	57.4%	20.7 min	0.6%
DL Delta Air Lines	901	9%	73.9%	9.7 min	2.3%
AA American Airlines	856	8%	70.1%	19.6 min	2.0%
UA United Airlines	713	7%	70.5%	20.6 min	2.8%
YX Republic Airline	371	4%	63.9%	14.3 min	8.9%
G4 Allegiant Air	284	3%	74.6%	21.5 min	0.7%
MQ Envoy Air	243	2%	72.4%	18.9 min	2.5%
OO SkyWest Airlines	223	2%	69.1%	15.9 min	3.6%
B6 JetBlue Airways	221	2%	55.2%	17.6 min	14.0%
OH PSA Airlines	182	2%	63.2%	43.9 min	6.6%
AS Alaska Airlines	122	1%	68.9%	4.8 min	0.0%
F9 Frontier Airlines	104	1%	74.0%	13.2 min	1.9%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
BNA–ORD	Nashville to Chicago	424	68.2%	22.9 min	4.2%
BNA–ATL	Nashville to Atlanta	403	66.7%	20.7 min	1.7%
BNA–DCA	Nashville to Washington	371	51.8%	30.4 min	7.5%
BNA–DEN	Nashville to Denver	352	67.3%	16.9 min	0.6%
BNA–DFW	Nashville to Dallas/Fort Worth	325	70.2%	12.8 min	2.5%
BNA–MCO	Nashville to Orlando	322	59.6%	18.7 min	0.9%
BNA–LGA	Nashville to New York	300	57.0%	21.5 min	8.0%
BNA–CLT	Nashville to Charlotte	294	65.0%	26.4 min	1.0%
BNA–BOS	Nashville to Boston	279	58.4%	21.6 min	5.0%
BNA–PHL	Nashville to Philadelphia	263	59.7%	30.4 min	5.7%
BNA–AUS	Nashville to Austin	253	66.8%	14.1 min	0.0%
BNA–DAL	Nashville to Dallas	239	64.4%	15.2 min	0.8%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), July 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Jul 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	31.0%	31.7%	71,430
Late-arriving aircraft	48.0%	41.8%	110,404
National Aviation System	16.7%	19.9%	38,323
Extreme weather	4.2%	6.5%	9,713
Security	0.1%	0.1%	243

230,113 delay minutes on 3,530 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left BNA on time in July 2026?

59.0% of 10,098 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 62.6% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 68.8% and 69.4%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In July 2025, 65.9% of 9,459 departures left on time and 2.1% were cancelled, against 59.0% and 1.8% in July 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for July 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.