Route · BNA → LGA · 2020–2025 BTS data
Nashville to New York
The BNA–LGA corridor (Nashville, TN → New York, NY) runs ahead of the national average, served by 44 carriers across roughly 764 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 81.4%
- On-time
- +2.4 pts
- vs US avg
- 80 min
- Delay when late
- 23,500
- Flights
Cancelled
2.4%
Best Month
Oct 2024 93%
Worst Month
Nov 2025 68%
Distance
764 mi
Carriers
44
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 325 | 98 | 16 | 2 | DL,YX,WN,OO |
| Nov 2025 | 334 | 108 | 5 | 3 | OO,DL,WN,YX |
| Oct 2025 | 349 | 111 | 11 | 2 | DL,OO,WN,YX |
| Sep 2025 | 301 | 46 | 0 | 2 | WN,OO,DL,YX |
| Aug 2025 | 296 | 54 | 4 | 0 | OO,WN,YX,DL |
| Jul 2025 | 324 | 101 | 26 | 4 | OO,WN,YX,DL |
| Jun 2025 | 324 | 98 | 17 | 6 | DL,OO,WN,YX |
| May 2025 | 369 | 110 | 7 | 5 | DL,OO,WN,YX |
| Apr 2025 | 352 | 63 | 1 | 1 | OO,WN,YX |
| Mar 2025 | 336 | 74 | 1 | 3 | OO,WN,YX |
| Feb 2025 | 289 | 52 | 8 | 2 | OO,WN,YX |
| Jan 2025 | 315 | 61 | 12 | 1 | OO,WN,YX,DL |
| Dec 2024 | 340 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 9E,DL,OO,WN,YX |
| Nov 2024 | 349 | 37 | 0 | 0 | OO,YX,NK,WN,DL,9E |
| Oct 2024 | 382 | 28 | 0 | 0 | OO,WN,DL,YX,NK,9E |
| Sep 2024 | 366 | 35 | 1 | 0 | WN,YX,OO,9E,DL,NK |
| Aug 2024 | 381 | 69 | 26 | 2 | DL,NK,WN,YX,9E,OO |
| Jul 2024 | 404 | 75 | 9 | 5 | 9E,DL,NK,OO,WN,YX |
| Jun 2024 | 383 | 74 | 12 | 4 | 9E,DL,NK,OO,WN,YX |
| May 2024 | 402 | 90 | 5 | 5 | 9E,OO,NK,WN,YX |
| Apr 2024 | 390 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 9E,AA,NK,OO,WN,YX |
| Mar 2024 | 328 | 64 | 1 | 2 | 9E,AA,OO,WN,YX |
| Feb 2024 | 316 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 9E,AA,OO,WN,YX |
| Jan 2024 | 330 | 76 | 28 | 1 | 9E,AA,B6,WN,YX,OO |
Cancellation Rate
2.4%
202 of 8,285 flights
Diversion Rate
0.6%
52 of 8,285 flights
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On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
BNA - Nashville
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Nashville, TN.
Origin airport →LGA - New York
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for New York, NY.
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What the Data Says About BNA to LGA
23,500 tracked flights put the BNA to LGA pairing (Nashville to New York) at a 81.4% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 79.7 minutes on average. Across the 764-mile route and its 44 carriers, the trailing 24 months show 2.4% cancelled and 0.6% diverted (8,285 flights sampled).
The monthly split is wide on this route: Oct 2024 posted the strongest performance at 93% on-time, while Nov 2025 came in at just 68% - a 25-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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