Route · BNA → OAK · 2020–2025 BTS data
Nashville to Oakland
The BNA–OAK corridor (Nashville, TN → Oakland, CA) runs behind the national average, served by 1 carrier across roughly 1,959 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 77.2%
- On-time
- -1.8 pts
- vs US avg
- 56 min
- Delay when late
- 561
- Flights
Cancelled
3.0%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
1,959 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2024 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2024 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2024 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| May 2024 | 31 | 19 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2023 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2023 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2021 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2021 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2021 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2021 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2021 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2021 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2021 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2020 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2020 | 30 | 4 | 15 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2020 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2020 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
Cancellation Rate
3.0%
17 of 561 flights
Diversion Rate
0.0%
0 of 561 flights
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BNA - Nashville
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Nashville, TN.
Origin airport →OAK - Oakland
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Oakland, CA.
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What the Data Says About BNA to OAK
The Nashville to Oakland corridor (BNA to OAK) posts a 77.2% on-time rate on the lower edge of the average band, based on 561 tracked flights. Late flights run 55.6 minutes behind on average. 1 carrier cover the 1,959-mile route; over the last 24 months, 17 of 561 flights were cancelled (3.0%) and 0.0% diverted.
Monthly performance data for this route did not show a clear best/worst split in the sample window; review the monthly table above for period-by-period detail.
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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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