Route · BNA → SNA · 2020–2025 BTS data
Nashville to Santa Ana
The BNA–SNA corridor (Nashville, TN → Santa Ana, CA) runs ahead of the national average, served by 1 carrier across roughly 1,772 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 79.1%
- On-time
- +0.1 pts
- vs US avg
- 46 min
- Delay when late
- 670
- Flights
Cancelled
1.6%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
1,772 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2025 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2025 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2022 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2022 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2022 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2022 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2022 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2022 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2022 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| May 2022 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2022 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2022 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2021 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2021 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2021 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Jul 2021 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2021 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 0 | WN |
| May 2021 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2021 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2021 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 3 | WN |
Cancellation Rate
1.6%
11 of 670 flights
Diversion Rate
0.6%
4 of 670 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 →SNA - Santa Ana
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Santa Ana, CA.
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What the Data Says About BNA to SNA
670 tracked flights put the BNA to SNA pairing (Nashville to Santa Ana) at a 79.1% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 45.7 minutes on average. Across the 1,772-mile route and its 1 carrier, the trailing 24 months show 1.6% cancelled and 0.6% diverted (670 flights sampled).
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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