Route · LGA → BNA · 2020–2025 BTS data
New York to Nashville
The LGA–BNA corridor (New York, NY → Nashville, TN) runs ahead of the national average, served by 44 carriers across roughly 764 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 81.2%
- On-time
- +2.2 pts
- vs US avg
- 73 min
- Delay when late
- 23,495
- Flights
Cancelled
2.9%
Best Month
Oct 2024 91%
Worst Month
Oct 2025 60%
Distance
764 mi
Carriers
44
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 325 | 126 | 17 | 0 | DL,YX,WN,OO |
| Nov 2025 | 336 | 116 | 7 | 2 | OO,DL,WN,YX |
| Oct 2025 | 349 | 140 | 12 | 0 | DL,OO,WN,YX |
| Sep 2025 | 301 | 47 | 1 | 2 | WN,OO,DL,YX |
| Aug 2025 | 296 | 50 | 6 | 1 | OO,WN,YX,DL |
| Jul 2025 | 324 | 96 | 24 | 2 | OO,WN,YX,DL |
| Jun 2025 | 324 | 92 | 23 | 3 | DL,OO,WN,YX |
| May 2025 | 369 | 106 | 8 | 2 | DL,OO,WN,YX |
| Apr 2025 | 352 | 75 | 1 | 6 | OO,WN,YX |
| Mar 2025 | 336 | 59 | 2 | 0 | OO,WN,YX |
| Feb 2025 | 289 | 55 | 12 | 0 | OO,WN,YX |
| Jan 2025 | 313 | 56 | 16 | 0 | OO,WN,YX,DL |
| Dec 2024 | 340 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 9E,DL,OO,WN,YX |
| Nov 2024 | 349 | 33 | 1 | 0 | OO,YX,NK,WN,DL,9E |
| Oct 2024 | 382 | 36 | 1 | 2 | OO,WN,DL,YX,NK,9E |
| Sep 2024 | 366 | 35 | 0 | 2 | WN,YX,OO,9E,DL,NK |
| Aug 2024 | 381 | 71 | 32 | 0 | DL,NK,WN,YX,9E,OO |
| Jul 2024 | 404 | 101 | 12 | 0 | 9E,DL,NK,OO,WN,YX |
| Jun 2024 | 383 | 76 | 12 | 2 | 9E,DL,NK,OO,WN,YX |
| May 2024 | 402 | 90 | 5 | 3 | 9E,NK,OO,WN,YX |
| Apr 2024 | 390 | 45 | 5 | 1 | 9E,AA,NK,OO,WN,YX |
| Mar 2024 | 327 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 9E,AA,YX,OO,WN |
| Feb 2024 | 312 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 9E,AA,OO,WN,YX |
| Jan 2024 | 327 | 52 | 39 | 0 | 9E,AA,B6,WN,YX,OO |
Cancellation Rate
2.9%
243 of 8,277 flights
Diversion Rate
0.3%
28 of 8,277 flights
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On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
LGA - New York
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for New York, NY.
Origin airport →BNA - Nashville
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Nashville, TN.
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What the Data Says About LGA to BNA
23,495 tracked flights put the LGA to BNA pairing (New York to Nashville) at a 81.2% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 73.4 minutes on average. Across the 764-mile route and its 44 carriers, the trailing 24 months show 2.9% cancelled and 0.3% diverted (8,277 flights sampled).
The monthly split is wide on this route: Oct 2024 posted the strongest performance at 91% on-time, while Oct 2025 came in at just 60% - a 31-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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