Route · MSY → BNA · 2020–2025 BTS data
New Orleans to Nashville
The MSY–BNA corridor (New Orleans, LA → Nashville, TN) runs ahead of the national average, served by 3 carriers across roughly 471 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 83.3%
- On-time
- +4.3 pts
- vs US avg
- 58 min
- Delay when late
- 6,844
- Flights
Cancelled
1.1%
Best Month
Sep 2025 95%
Worst Month
Oct 2025 69%
Distance
471 mi
Carriers
3
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 126 | 30 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2025 | 138 | 37 | 0 | 0 | NK,WN |
| Oct 2025 | 163 | 50 | 0 | 0 | WN,NK |
| Sep 2025 | 120 | 6 | 0 | 0 | WN,NK |
| Aug 2025 | 114 | 8 | 2 | 0 | WN,NK |
| Jul 2025 | 128 | 34 | 1 | 1 | NK,WN |
| Jun 2025 | 128 | 34 | 1 | 0 | WN,NK |
| May 2025 | 140 | 28 | 3 | 0 | NK,WN |
| Apr 2025 | 143 | 28 | 3 | 1 | NK,WN |
| Mar 2025 | 142 | 20 | 1 | 0 | NK,WN |
| Feb 2025 | 124 | 19 | 0 | 0 | WN,NK |
| Jan 2025 | 122 | 11 | 12 | 0 | WN,NK |
| Dec 2024 | 134 | 16 | 0 | 0 | NK,WN |
| Nov 2024 | 128 | 21 | 0 | 0 | NK,WN |
| Oct 2024 | 132 | 14 | 1 | 0 | WN,NK |
| Sep 2024 | 121 | 9 | 6 | 0 | WN,NK |
| Aug 2024 | 109 | 25 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2024 | 111 | 28 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2024 | 95 | 12 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| May 2024 | 97 | 25 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2024 | 97 | 22 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2024 | 108 | 23 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Feb 2024 | 91 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2024 | 96 | 24 | 3 | 0 | WN |
Cancellation Rate
1.1%
33 of 2,907 flights
Diversion Rate
0.1%
2 of 2,907 flights
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MSY - New Orleans
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for New Orleans, LA.
Origin airport →BNA - Nashville
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Nashville, TN.
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What the Data Says About MSY to BNA
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show New Orleans to Nashville (MSY to BNA) running a 83.3% on-time rate over 6,844 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 58.4 minutes. The 471-mile corridor is served by 3 carriers, and over the last 24 months 1.1% of 2,907 flights were cancelled, 0.1% diverted.
The monthly split is wide on this route: Sep 2025 posted the strongest performance at 95% on-time, while Oct 2025 came in at just 69% - a 26-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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