Route · SNA → BNA · 2020–2025 BTS data
Santa Ana to Nashville
According to PlainFlights' route traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), SNA to BNA (Santa Ana to Nashville) ranks #4697 of 4927 tracked domestic routes by total flights (most flights = #1).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 66.4%
- On-time
- -12.6 pts
- vs US avg
- 51 min
- Delay when late
- 762
- Flights
- #4697 of 4927
- Corpus placement
Cancelled
0.8%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
1,772 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2025 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Jul 2025 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2022 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2022 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2022 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2022 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 2 | WN |
| Aug 2022 | 31 | 21 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2022 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2022 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| May 2022 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2022 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2022 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2022 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2021 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2021 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2021 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2021 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2021 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2021 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2021 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| May 2021 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2021 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | WN |
SNA–BNA seasonal on-time pattern
Best: May (80.6%) · weakest: August (52.2%)
Strongest calendar month
May
80.6% on-time · ~31 flights/mo
Busiest calendar month
January
~31 flights/mo avg
Weakest calendar month
August
52.2% on-time · ~31 flights/mo
Cancellation Rate
0.8%
6 of 732 flights
Diversion Rate
0.4%
3 of 732 flights
Explore origin & destination
On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
SNA - Santa Ana
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Santa Ana, CA.
SNA on-time profileBNA - Nashville
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Nashville, TN.
BNA on-time profileCompare the two airports
See SNA and BNA side by side on delays, cancellations, and reliability.
Compare SNA vs BNAOrigin-hub reliability standing
Softer reliability from SNA
Among 24 routes leaving SNA, only 4 (including this one) clear below 75% on-time, while 8 stay ≥85% and 12 sit mid-band. Travelers comparing SNA options should weigh this 66.4% print against those peers · fleet on-time rank #4890 of 4927.
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What the Data Says About SNA to BNA
On-time performance on the SNA to BNA pairing (Santa Ana to Nashville) trails a chunk of the network: 66.4% of 762 tracked flights arrived on schedule, with a 51.1-minute average delay on the ones that ran late. The route spans about 1,772 miles across 1 carrier. Cancellations over the trailing 24 months hit 0.8% (6 of 732 flights), with 0.4% 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, SNA–BNA peaks in May at 80.6% on-time while January carries the heaviest traffic (~31 flights per month) ; the softest month is August at 52.2%, a 28.4-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 SNA–BNA data
SNA–BNA sits 12.6 pts below the national 79% average; check the seasonal chart and airport profiles before treating the headline as typical.
- Compare SNA and BNA airport profiles: delay causes and top routes differ even on the same corridor. SNA airport
- If your dates flex, May (80.6% on-time) beats August (52.2%) on this corridor. Seasonal chart
- 4 other routes post a similar 66.4% 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.