Route · BNA → MKE · 2020–2025 BTS data
Nashville to Milwaukee
The BNA–MKE corridor (Nashville, TN → Milwaukee, WI) runs ahead of the national average, served by 4 carriers across roughly 475 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 81.5%
- On-time
- +2.5 pts
- vs US avg
- 59 min
- Delay when late
- 4,635
- Flights
Cancelled
0.8%
Best Month
Sep 2024 97%
Worst Month
May 2024 61%
Distance
475 mi
Carriers
4
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 77 | 19 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2025 | 76 | 14 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2025 | 88 | 30 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2025 | 77 | 8 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2025 | 79 | 16 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Jul 2025 | 89 | 23 | 0 | 0 | NK,WN |
| Jun 2025 | 95 | 23 | 1 | 0 | WN,NK |
| May 2025 | 95 | 26 | 2 | 0 | WN,NK |
| Apr 2025 | 85 | 17 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2025 | 80 | 14 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Feb 2025 | 54 | 5 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2025 | 63 | 8 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2024 | 62 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2024 | 58 | 7 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2024 | 67 | 8 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2024 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 0 | WN,DL |
| Aug 2024 | 75 | 12 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2024 | 61 | 24 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2024 | 61 | 15 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| May 2024 | 66 | 26 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2024 | 66 | 12 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2024 | 69 | 17 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Feb 2024 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2024 | 62 | 11 | 6 | 0 | WN |
Cancellation Rate
0.8%
13 of 1,730 flights
Diversion Rate
0.1%
1 of 1,730 flights
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BNA - Nashville
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Nashville, TN.
Origin airport →MKE - Milwaukee
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What the Data Says About BNA to MKE
4,635 tracked flights put the BNA to MKE pairing (Nashville to Milwaukee) at a 81.5% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 58.9 minutes on average. Across the 475-mile route and its 4 carriers, the trailing 24 months show 0.8% cancelled and 0.1% diverted (1,730 flights sampled).
The monthly split is wide on this route: Sep 2024 posted the strongest performance at 97% on-time, while May 2024 came in at just 61% - a 36-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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