LGA to BNA flight delays

LGA BNA LaGuardia to Nashville · 764 miles

12,468 flights were scheduled from LGA to BNA over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 12,030 that made the trip, 78.8% 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
12,468
Arrived on time
78.8%
Cancelled
3.2%
Scheduled distance
764 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 LGA–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
Republic Airways 81.1% 62 min 3.9% 4,772
Southwest Airlines 77.4% 67 min 2.5% 4,485
SkyWest Airlines 73% 93 min 3.7% 918
Endeavor Air 85.3% 54 min 4.2% 718
Delta Air Lines 72.1% 88 min 3.8% 679
American Airlines 72.6% 106 min 2.8% 469
JetBlue Airways 79.9% 83 min 0.9% 216
Spirit Airlines 93.8% 0.9% 211

A dash under typical delay means fewer than 30 of that airline’s flights arrived 15 minutes late or more — too few to average.

Month by month

July was the month to avoid on LGA–BNA: 71.2% of flights arrived on time, against 84.5% in February. 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, 78.8%.
Arrival on-time share, LGA to BNA, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 82.3% 947
February 84.5% 894
March 79.4% 1,029
April 79.1% 1,081
May 72.6% 1,054
June 73.8% 993
July 71.2% 1,093
August 82.9% 1,058
September 82.9% 1,060
October 79.3% 1,159
November 82.4% 1,073
December 76% 1,027

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.

LGA to BNA in one number

LGA → BNA

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 71 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 12,468 flights

78.8% of flights arrived on time

Questions about LGA to BNA

Which airline is most reliable from LGA to BNA?
Spirit Airlines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 93.8% of the time, with 211 scheduled. Delta Air Lines came in at 72.1% over 679 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly LGA to BNA?
July, at 71.2% of arrivals on time, with 1,093 flights scheduled. February was the best of the year at 84.5%.
How late are LGA–BNA flights when they are late?
71 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 LGA to BNA flight cancelled?
3.2% 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.