Route · BNA → SMF · 2020–2025 BTS data
Nashville to Sacramento
The BNA–SMF corridor (Nashville, TN → Sacramento, CA) runs behind the national average, served by 1 carrier across roughly 1,917 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 73.2%
- On-time
- -5.8 pts
- vs US avg
- 54 min
- Delay when late
- 538
- Flights
Cancelled
0.2%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
1,917 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 | 6 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2025 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Aug 2025 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2025 | 35 | 15 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2025 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| May 2025 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2025 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2025 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2024 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2024 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2024 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2024 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2024 | 35 | 11 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2024 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 0 | WN |
Cancellation Rate
0.2%
1 of 538 flights
Diversion Rate
0.2%
1 of 538 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 →SMF - Sacramento
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Sacramento, CA.
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What the Data Says About BNA to SMF
On-time performance on the BNA to SMF pairing (Nashville to Sacramento) trails a chunk of the network: 73.2% of 538 tracked flights arrived on schedule, with a 53.8-minute average delay on the ones that ran late. The route spans about 1,917 miles across 1 carrier. Cancellations over the trailing 24 months hit 0.2% (1 of 538 flights), with 0.2% 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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