FLL to BNA flight delays

FLL BNA Fort Lauderdale Hollywood to Nashville · 793 miles

6,236 flights were scheduled from FLL to BNA over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 6,138 that made the trip, 74.5% 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
6,236
Arrived on time
74.5%
Cancelled
1.3%
Scheduled distance
793 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 FLL–BNA, 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
Southwest Airlines 75.7% 55 min 0.8% 3,841
Spirit Airlines 71% 65 min 2.4% 1,812
JetBlue Airways 76.4% 99 min 2.7% 339
Allegiant Air 78.5% 88 min 0.8% 244

Month by month

June was the month to avoid on FLL–BNA: 66.5% of flights arrived on time, against 81% in September. 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, 74.5%.
Arrival on-time share, FLL to BNA, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 77.4% 547
February 80.6% 511
March 68.8% 647
April 77.2% 522
May 70.5% 485
June 66.5% 483
July 67.6% 510
August 75.1% 440
September 81% 429
October 79.9% 569
November 79.3% 528
December 71.1% 565

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.

FLL to BNA in one number

FLL → BNA

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 62 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 6,236 flights

74.5% of flights arrived on time

Questions about FLL to BNA

Which airline is most reliable from FLL to BNA?
Allegiant Air — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 78.5% of the time, with 244 scheduled. Spirit Airlines came in at 71% over 1,812 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly FLL to BNA?
June, at 66.5% of arrivals on time, with 483 flights scheduled. September was the best of the year at 81%.
How late are FLL–BNA flights when they are late?
62 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 FLL to BNA flight cancelled?
1.3% 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 BNA 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.