Route · BNA → TPA · 2020–2025 BTS data
Nashville to Tampa
The BNA–TPA corridor (Nashville, TN → Tampa, FL) runs ahead of the national average, served by 11 carriers across roughly 612 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 80.4%
- On-time
- +1.4 pts
- vs US avg
- 63 min
- Delay when late
- 11,513
- Flights
Cancelled
1.7%
Best Month
Nov 2024 89%
Worst Month
Jul 2024 66%
Distance
612 mi
Carriers
11
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 202 | 58 | 2 | 1 | WN,MQ |
| Nov 2025 | 195 | 44 | 1 | 0 | MQ,WN |
| Oct 2025 | 214 | 61 | 0 | 1 | WN,MQ |
| Sep 2025 | 189 | 25 | 0 | 0 | MQ,WN |
| Aug 2025 | 203 | 37 | 2 | 2 | WN,MQ,NK |
| Jul 2025 | 226 | 66 | 1 | 1 | NK,WN,MQ |
| Jun 2025 | 223 | 64 | 2 | 1 | WN,MQ,NK |
| May 2025 | 218 | 62 | 2 | 0 | WN,MQ,NK |
| Apr 2025 | 205 | 37 | 2 | 0 | MQ,WN |
| Mar 2025 | 210 | 46 | 6 | 0 | WN,MQ |
| Feb 2025 | 164 | 33 | 1 | 0 | WN,MQ |
| Jan 2025 | 187 | 33 | 7 | 0 | WN,MQ |
| Dec 2024 | 193 | 43 | 1 | 2 | MQ,WN |
| Nov 2024 | 187 | 21 | 0 | 0 | MQ,WN |
| Oct 2024 | 184 | 28 | 18 | 0 | MQ,WN |
| Sep 2024 | 167 | 38 | 7 | 1 | WN,MQ |
| Aug 2024 | 177 | 34 | 6 | 0 | MQ,WN |
| Jul 2024 | 210 | 71 | 0 | 1 | MQ,WN |
| Jun 2024 | 205 | 48 | 2 | 0 | MQ,WN |
| May 2024 | 191 | 58 | 0 | 0 | MQ,WN |
| Apr 2024 | 199 | 24 | 3 | 0 | MQ,NK,WN |
| Mar 2024 | 225 | 47 | 5 | 2 | MQ,NK,WN |
| Feb 2024 | 162 | 20 | 0 | 0 | MQ,WN |
| Jan 2024 | 174 | 38 | 14 | 0 | MQ,WN |
Cancellation Rate
1.7%
82 of 4,710 flights
Diversion Rate
0.3%
12 of 4,710 flights
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BNA - Nashville
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Nashville, TN.
Origin airport →TPA - Tampa
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What the Data Says About BNA to TPA
11,513 tracked flights put the BNA to TPA pairing (Nashville to Tampa) at a 80.4% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 62.9 minutes on average. Across the 612-mile route and its 11 carriers, the trailing 24 months show 1.7% cancelled and 0.3% diverted (4,710 flights sampled).
The monthly split is wide on this route: Nov 2024 posted the strongest performance at 89% on-time, while Jul 2024 came in at just 66% - a 23-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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