Route · BNA → SAN · 2020–2025 BTS data
Nashville to San Diego
The BNA–SAN corridor (Nashville, TN → San Diego, CA) runs ahead of the national average, served by 1 carrier across roughly 1,751 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 80.2%
- On-time
- +1.2 pts
- vs US avg
- 55 min
- Delay when late
- 3,752
- Flights
Cancelled
0.3%
Best Month
Oct 2024 89%
Worst Month
Jul 2024 65%
Distance
1,751 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 91 | 17 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Nov 2025 | 85 | 16 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2025 | 88 | 23 | 0 | 2 | WN |
| Sep 2025 | 77 | 11 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Aug 2025 | 78 | 17 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2025 | 88 | 23 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2025 | 84 | 25 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| May 2025 | 80 | 19 | 1 | 1 | WN |
| Apr 2025 | 74 | 23 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Mar 2025 | 70 | 10 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Feb 2025 | 54 | 11 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Jan 2025 | 65 | 9 | 1 | 1 | WN |
| Dec 2024 | 88 | 27 | 1 | 5 | WN |
| Nov 2024 | 82 | 21 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2024 | 89 | 10 | 0 | 2 | WN |
| Sep 2024 | 85 | 17 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2024 | 88 | 15 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Jul 2024 | 88 | 31 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2024 | 81 | 22 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| May 2024 | 44 | 18 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2024 | 50 | 11 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2024 | 67 | 12 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Feb 2024 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2024 | 59 | 14 | 1 | 0 | WN |
Cancellation Rate
0.3%
6 of 1,809 flights
Diversion Rate
0.9%
16 of 1,809 flights
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BNA - Nashville
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Nashville, TN.
Origin airport →SAN - San Diego
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for San Diego, CA.
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What the Data Says About BNA to SAN
3,752 tracked flights put the BNA to SAN pairing (Nashville to San Diego) at a 80.2% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 54.5 minutes on average. Across the 1,751-mile route and its 1 carrier, the trailing 24 months show 0.3% cancelled and 0.9% diverted (1,809 flights sampled).
The monthly split is wide on this route: Oct 2024 posted the strongest performance at 89% on-time, while Jul 2024 came in at just 65% - a 24-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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