Route · PHL → BNA · 2020–2025 BTS data
Philadelphia to Nashville
According to PlainFlights' route traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), PHL to BNA (Philadelphia to Nashville) ranks #633 of 4927 tracked domestic routes by total flights (most flights = #1).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 81.9%
- On-time
- +2.9 pts
- vs US avg
- 73 min
- Delay when late
- 14,797
- Flights
- #633 of 4927
- Corpus placement
Cancelled
1.6%
Best Month
Oct 2024 91%
Worst Month
Dec 2025 64%
Distance
675 mi
Carriers
47
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 204 | 73 | 2 | 1 | YX,OH,WN,F9,NK,AA |
| Nov 2025 | 225 | 53 | 4 | 0 | F9,NK,OH,AA,WN,YX |
| Oct 2025 | 285 | 75 | 2 | 1 | AA,OH,WN,YX,F9,NK |
| Sep 2025 | 236 | 42 | 0 | 1 | WN,NK,YX,F9,AA |
| Aug 2025 | 246 | 58 | 0 | 0 | AA,WN,YX,F9,NK,OH |
| Jul 2025 | 233 | 70 | 8 | 2 | AA,NK,WN,YX,F9 |
| Jun 2025 | 228 | 77 | 3 | 0 | AA,WN,F9,NK |
| May 2025 | 219 | 65 | 5 | 2 | AA,NK,OH,WN,YX,F9 |
| Apr 2025 | 222 | 45 | 0 | 1 | F9,NK,OH,WN,YX,AA |
| Mar 2025 | 212 | 36 | 1 | 0 | AA,OH,NK,WN,YX,F9 |
| Feb 2025 | 180 | 45 | 12 | 0 | OH,WN,YX,F9,NK |
| Jan 2025 | 200 | 50 | 13 | 0 | OH,WN,YX,F9,NK |
| Dec 2024 | 217 | 43 | 0 | 0 | AA,F9,NK,OH,WN,YX |
| Nov 2024 | 239 | 31 | 0 | 0 | NK,WN,YX,OH,F9,AA |
| Oct 2024 | 255 | 23 | 0 | 0 | WN,YX,NK,F9,AA |
| Sep 2024 | 260 | 46 | 0 | 1 | WN,YX,AA,F9,NK |
| Aug 2024 | 285 | 83 | 9 | 1 | AA,F9,NK,WN,YX |
| Jul 2024 | 272 | 91 | 9 | 2 | AA,F9,NK,WN,YX |
| Jun 2024 | 243 | 51 | 4 | 0 | AA,F9,NK,WN,YX |
| May 2024 | 228 | 77 | 3 | 2 | AA,F9,NK,OH,WN,YX |
| Apr 2024 | 213 | 39 | 0 | 0 | AA,F9,NK,OH,WN,YX |
| Mar 2024 | 187 | 27 | 0 | 0 | AA,F9,OH,NK,WN |
| Feb 2024 | 184 | 17 | 0 | 0 | AA,F9,NK,OH,WN |
| Jan 2024 | 210 | 38 | 14 | 0 | AA,F9,NK,WN,YX,OH |
PHL–BNA seasonal on-time pattern
Best: April (85.4%) · weakest: July (73.5%)
Strongest calendar month
April
85.4% on-time · ~196 flights/mo
Busiest calendar month
October
~233 flights/mo avg
Weakest calendar month
July
73.5% on-time · ~227 flights/mo
Cancellation Rate
1.6%
89 of 5,483 flights
Diversion Rate
0.3%
14 of 5,483 flights
Explore origin & destination
On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
PHL - Philadelphia
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Philadelphia, PA.
PHL on-time profileBNA - Nashville
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Nashville, TN.
BNA on-time profileCompare the two airports
See PHL and BNA side by side on delays, cancellations, and reliability.
Compare PHL vs BNAOrigin-hub reliability standing
Mid-pack among PHL departures
From PHL, this corridor sits with 60 other 75–85% on-time routes out of 65 tracked departures, not the hub's reliability leaders (4 at ≥85%) and not the softest ( 1 below 75%). Destination: Nashville · fleet on-time rank #2411 of 4927.
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What the Data Says About PHL to BNA
14,797 tracked flights put the PHL to BNA pairing (Philadelphia to Nashville) at a 81.9% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 73.0 minutes on average. Across the 675-mile route and its 47 carriers, the trailing 24 months show 1.6% cancelled and 0.3% diverted (5,483 flights sampled).
The monthly split is wide on this route: Oct 2024 posted the strongest performance at 91% on-time, while Dec 2025 came in at just 64% - a 27-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
On the multi-year calendar, PHL–BNA peaks in April at 85.4% on-time while October carries the heaviest traffic (~233 flights per month) ; the softest month is July at 73.5%, a 11.9-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 PHL–BNA data
PHL–BNA is mid-pack at 81.9% on-time; month and carrier mix move more than the corridor headline.
- Compare PHL and BNA airport profiles: delay causes and top routes differ even on the same corridor. PHL airport
- If your dates flex, April (85.4% on-time) beats July (73.5%) on this corridor. Seasonal chart
- 4 other routes post a similar 81.9% 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.
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