BNA to MIA flight delays

BNA MIA Nashville to Miami · 806 miles

7,394 flights were scheduled from BNA to MIA over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 7,264 that made the trip, 75.2% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. These are arrival figures: “on time” means the flight reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Arrivals are what decide whether you make the connection, so route and airline pages are scored on them rather than on pushback.

Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics

The route in brief

Flights in the window
7,394
Arrived on time
75.2%
Cancelled
1.4%
Scheduled distance
806 miles

Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled. Diverted flights are counted with them rather than as very late arrivals, which is why the on-time share and the cancellation rate do not add up to everything that happened.

Airline by airline

Airlines with at least 100 flights on BNA–MIA, busiest first. Same route, same weather, same air traffic — which makes this the fairest comparison on the site.

Airline Arrived on time Typical delay Cancelled Flights
American Airlines 75.8% 93 min 1.4% 3,460
Southwest Airlines 76.4% 55 min 1% 1,989
Envoy Air 73.3% 64 min 1.6% 1,532
Spirit Airlines 71.6% 73 min 2.9% 348

Month by month

July was the month to avoid on BNA–MIA: 66.1% of flights arrived on time, against 83.1% in October. Each bar pools three years of that calendar month.

Share of flights that arrived on time, by calendar month. Best month in green, worst in amber. The hairline sits at the overall rate, 75.2%.
Arrival on-time share, BNA to MIA, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 73.2% 702
February 79% 628
March 71.1% 736
April 81.4% 618
May 72.9% 633
June 66.9% 594
July 66.1% 548
August 71.1% 576
September 77% 536
October 83.1% 604
November 82.9% 597
December 77.4% 622

Both ends of the route

A route’s record is built out of two airports’ habits. The hour-by-hour grid for each is on its own page.

BNA to MIA in one number

BNA → MIA

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 75 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 7,394 flights

75.2% of flights arrived on time

Questions about BNA to MIA

Which airline is most reliable from BNA to MIA?
Southwest Airlines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 76.4% of the time, with 1,989 scheduled. Spirit Airlines came in at 71.6% over 348 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly BNA to MIA?
July, at 66.1% of arrivals on time, with 548 flights scheduled. October was the best of the year at 83.1%.
How late are BNA–MIA flights when they are late?
75 min on average, counting only the flights that arrived 15 minutes or more behind schedule. The on-time flights are left out of that average on purpose — mixing them in would flatter it.
How often is the BNA to MIA flight cancelled?
1.4% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled, July 2023 through June 2026. Diverted flights are counted with the cancellations rather than as late arrivals.
Are these departure or arrival numbers?
Arrival. A flight counts as on time here if it reached the gate at MIA less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Airport pages score departures instead, because that is the number you can act on when you pick a booking time.