Route reliability
Nashville (BNA) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW): which airline is most on time?
On-time arrivals, cancellations and long delays for every airline that reported nonstop flights from Nashville, TN (BNA) to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW), September 2025 to August 2026.
Nashville, TNDallas/Fort Worth, TX
Route at a glance · September 2025 to August 2026
BNA to DFW
Nashville, TN to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
- On time
- 73.8%vs 75.6% U.S. average Worse than average
- Cancelled
- 3.0%vs 1.9% U.S. average Worse than average
- 60+ min late
- 8.6%vs 8.1% U.S. average About average
- Scheduled flights
- 3,543in 12 months5 airlines
- Most reliable airline
- American Airlines74.8% on time · 3,122 flights
On time less often than the U.S. average, with more cancellations.
Airlines on this route
Ranked by on-time arrival
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | 60+ min late | Avg delay when late | Diverted | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. American Airlines Most reliable | 74.8% | 2.7% | 8.0% | 94 min | 0.4% | 3,122 |
| 2. Envoy Air Operating carrier; sold as American Eagle | 70.0% | 1.4% | 9.4% | 72 min | 0.0% | 213 |
| 3. Frontier Airlines | 69.1% | 6.2% | 10.3% | 161 min | 0.0% | 97 |
| 4. PSA Airlines Operating carrier; sold as American Eagle | 52.7% | 8.8% | 24.2% | 101 min | 1.1% | 91 |
| SkyWest Airlines Operating carrier; sold as United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle, Alaska | Insufficient sample (fewer than 50 flights) | 20 | ||||
On time = arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Avg delay when late = average arrival delay of flights 15+ minutes late. "Most reliable" needs at least 300 flights in 12 months. Tap a heading to sort.
What this means
American Airlines has the strongest record on this route.
- American Airlines had the best on-time record from Nashville (BNA) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW): 74.8% of its 3,122 scheduled flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, compared with 52.7% for PSA Airlines.
- SkyWest Airlines also flew this route but with fewer than 50 reported flights, too few to rate.
- 3.0% of flights on this route were cancelled (about 1 in 33), 1.1 points higher than the U.S. average of 1.9%.
- 8.6% of flights, about 1 in 12, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 95 min.
- Overall, 73.8% of flights on this route arrived on time, 1.8 points lower than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
- Over the last 3 years, February was the most reliable month on this route (81.5% on time) and May the least reliable (59.8%).
- Cancellations peaked in January, when 9.3% of flights were cancelled.
- Flights scheduled to depart before 6 am were the most punctual (87.7% on time); flights scheduled to depart 5 pm to 6 pm were the least (55.8%).
- In the other direction, Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Nashville (BNA), 65.2% of flights were on time and 2.7% were cancelled. Compare airlines DFW to BNA.
Best and worst months to fly BNA to DFW
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 73.8%
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January | 66.7% | 874 |
| February | 81.5% | 777 |
| March | 73.7% | 879 |
| April | 70.9% | 907 |
| May | 59.8% | 981 |
| June | 60.5% | 992 |
| July | 63.3% | 994 |
| August | 72.4% | 912 |
| September | 76.2% | 780 |
| October | 78.3% | 862 |
| November | 79.1% | 748 |
| December | 80.0% | 799 |
| Airline | Best month | Worst month |
|---|---|---|
| American Airlines | February (81.3%) | May (58.1%) |
| Envoy Air | March (85.0%) | June (60.2%) |
Month by month, last 12 months
Share of scheduled flights on time U.S. average 75.6%
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 75.6% | 287 |
| Oct 2025 | 71.9% | 313 |
| Nov 2025 | 74.6% | 256 |
| Dec 2025 | 81.6% | 266 |
| Jan 2026 | 72.6% | 307 |
| Feb 2026 | 83.2% | 262 |
| Mar 2026 | 73.8% | 279 |
| Apr 2026 | 74.7% | 292 |
| May 2026 | 67.3% | 324 |
| Jun 2026 | 66.7% | 327 |
| Jul 2026 | 70.2% | 325 |
| Aug 2026 | 76.7% | 305 |
Best and worst departure times
Share of scheduled flights on time
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| Departing before 6 am | 87.7% | 358 |
| Departing 6 am to 7 am | 80.1% | 321 |
| Departing 7 am to 8 am | 83.9% | 186 |
| Departing 8 am to 9 am | 82.0% | 323 |
| Departing 9 am to 10 am | 82.6% | 247 |
| Departing 10 am to 11 am | 86.0% | 178 |
| Departing 11 am to noon | 82.8% | 290 |
| Departing noon to 1 pm | 72.5% | 142 |
| Departing 1 pm to 2 pm | 72.1% | 219 |
| Departing 2 pm to 3 pm | Insufficient sample | 13 |
| Departing 3 pm to 4 pm | 65.3% | 372 |
| Departing 4 pm to 5 pm | 56.9% | 232 |
| Departing 5 pm to 6 pm | 55.8% | 172 |
| Departing 6 pm to 7 pm | 57.7% | 272 |
| Departing 7 pm to 8 pm | 56.4% | 211 |
| Departing 8 pm to 9 pm | Insufficient sample | 5 |
| Departing 9 pm to 10 pm | Insufficient sample | 2 |
Sources & data dates
- Source
- U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987-present)
- Period
- September 2025 to August 2026 (12 months); month-of-year patterns September 2023 to August 2026
- Data through
- August 2026
- Processed
- 2026-11-03
- Scope
- Nonstop scheduled flights from Nashville, TN (BNA) to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW), one direction. Airlines that report to the DOT only.
- Method
- Rates use all scheduled flights as the denominator; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Figures based on fewer than 50 scheduled flights are suppressed. Full methodology.