Route · BUR → BNA · 2020–2025 BTS data
Burbank to Nashville
According to PlainFlights' route traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), BUR to BNA (Burbank to Nashville) ranks #4603 of 4927 tracked domestic routes by total flights (most flights = #1).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 84.7%
- On-time
- +5.7 pts
- vs US avg
- 58 min
- Delay when late
- 874
- Flights
- #4603 of 4927
- Corpus placement
Cancelled
0.5%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
1,791 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2025 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Oct 2025 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2025 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2025 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Jun 2025 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| May 2025 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2025 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2024 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2024 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2024 | 43 | 15 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2024 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2024 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2024 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Jun 2024 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| May 2024 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2023 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2023 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2023 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2022 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2022 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2021 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2021 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | WN |
BUR–BNA seasonal on-time pattern
Best: May (98.4%) · weakest: October (72.1%)
Strongest calendar month
May
98.4% on-time · ~31 flights/mo
Busiest calendar month
November
~35 flights/mo avg
Weakest calendar month
October
72.1% on-time · ~34 flights/mo
Cancellation Rate
0.5%
4 of 782 flights
Diversion Rate
0.5%
4 of 782 flights
Explore origin & destination
On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
BUR - Burbank
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Burbank, CA.
BUR on-time profileBNA - Nashville
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Nashville, TN.
BNA on-time profileCompare the two airports
See BUR and BNA side by side on delays, cancellations, and reliability.
Compare BUR vs BNAOrigin-hub reliability standing
Mid-pack among BUR departures
From BUR, this corridor sits with 12 other 75–85% on-time routes out of 21 tracked departures, not the hub's reliability leaders (8 at ≥85%) and not the softest ( 1 below 75%). Destination: Nashville · fleet on-time rank #1321 of 4927.
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What the Data Says About BUR to BNA
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show Burbank to Nashville (BUR to BNA) running a 84.7% on-time rate over 874 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 58.4 minutes. The 1,791-mile corridor is served by 1 carrier, and over the last 24 months 0.5% of 782 flights were cancelled, 0.5% 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, BUR–BNA peaks in May at 98.4% on-time while November carries the heaviest traffic (~35 flights per month) ; the softest month is October at 72.1%, a 26.3-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 BUR–BNA data
BUR–BNA runs 5.7 pts above the national 79% average; the remaining risk is month-to-month swing and carrier mix, not a weak headline rate.
- Compare BUR and BNA airport profiles: delay causes and top routes differ even on the same corridor. BUR airport
- If your dates flex, May (98.4% on-time) beats October (72.1%) on this corridor. Seasonal chart
- 4 other routes post a similar 84.7% 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.