Route · BNA → SJC · 2020–2025 BTS data
Nashville to San Jose
According to PlainFlights' route traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), BNA to SJC (Nashville to San Jose) ranks #4855 of 4927 tracked domestic routes by total flights (most flights = #1).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 74.9%
- On-time
- -4.1 pts
- vs US avg
- 50 min
- Delay when late
- 557
- Flights
- #4855 of 4927
- Corpus placement
Cancelled
1.4%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
1,947 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2025 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2025 | 31 | 17 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2025 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2025 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2025 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2024 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2024 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2024 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2023 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2023 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2023 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2023 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2023 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2020 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2020 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2020 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | WN |
BNA–SJC seasonal on-time pattern
Best: March (100.0%) · weakest: October (62.9%)
Strongest calendar month
March
100.0% on-time · ~30 flights/mo
Busiest calendar month
August
~32 flights/mo avg
Weakest calendar month
October
62.9% on-time · ~31 flights/mo
Cancellation Rate
1.4%
8 of 557 flights
Diversion Rate
0.0%
0 of 557 flights
Explore origin & destination
On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
BNA - Nashville
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Nashville, TN.
BNA on-time profileSJC - San Jose
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for San Jose, CA.
SJC on-time profileCompare the two airports
See BNA and SJC side by side on delays, cancellations, and reliability.
Compare BNA vs SJCOrigin-hub reliability standing
Softer reliability from BNA
Among 61 routes leaving BNA, only 3 (including this one) clear below 75% on-time, while 6 stay ≥85% and 52 sit mid-band. Travelers comparing BNA options should weigh this 74.9% print against those peers · fleet on-time rank #4475 of 4927.
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What the Data Says About BNA to SJC
On-time performance on the BNA to SJC pairing (Nashville to San Jose) trails a chunk of the network: 74.9% of 557 tracked flights arrived on schedule, with a 49.8-minute average delay on the ones that ran late. The route spans about 1,947 miles across 1 carrier. Cancellations over the trailing 24 months hit 1.4% (8 of 557 flights), with 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.
On the multi-year calendar, BNA–SJC peaks in March at 100.0% on-time while August carries the heaviest traffic (~32 flights per month) ; the softest month is October at 62.9%, a 37.1-point swing that repeats because the corridor's weather and holiday mix stays stable year to year.
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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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Using BNA–SJC data
BNA–SJC sits 4.1 pts below the national 79% average; check the seasonal chart and airport profiles before treating the headline as typical.
- Compare BNA and SJC airport profiles: delay causes and top routes differ even on the same corridor. BNA airport
- If your dates flex, March (100.0% on-time) beats October (62.9%) on this corridor. Seasonal chart
- 4 other routes post a similar 74.9% on-time rate; compare before you commit to this pairing. Similar routes
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers on this origin–destination pair, not any single flight or booking recommendation.
Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates this specific route's on-time performance and monthly trend, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.