Route · OAK → BNA · 2020–2025 BTS data
Oakland to Nashville
The OAK–BNA corridor (Oakland, CA → Nashville, TN) runs ahead of the national average, served by 1 carrier across roughly 1,959 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 88.7%
- On-time
- +9.7 pts
- vs US avg
- 58 min
- Delay when late
- 564
- Flights
Cancelled
2.5%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
1,959 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2024 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2024 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2024 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| May 2024 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2023 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2023 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2021 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2021 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2021 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2021 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2021 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2021 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2021 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2020 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2020 | 30 | 0 | 11 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2020 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2020 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | WN |
Cancellation Rate
2.5%
14 of 564 flights
Diversion Rate
0.2%
1 of 564 flights
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On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
OAK - Oakland
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Oakland, CA.
Origin airport →BNA - Nashville
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Nashville, TN.
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What the Data Says About OAK to BNA
Oakland to Nashville (OAK to BNA) is one of the more dependable pairings in the BTS On-Time Performance dataset: a 88.7% on-time rate across 564 flights, with delays that do happen averaging 58.3 minutes. The corridor runs roughly 1,959 miles and is served by 1 carrier. Over the most recent 24 months, 14 of 564 flights were cancelled (2.5%) and 1 diverted (0.2%).
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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