Route reliability
Nashville (BNA) to New York (LGA): 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 New York, NY (LGA), September 2025 to August 2026.
Nashville, TNNew York, NY
Route at a glance · September 2025 to August 2026
BNA to LGA
Nashville, TN to New York, NY
- On time
- 67.3%vs 75.6% U.S. average Worse than average
- Cancelled
- 3.6%vs 1.9% U.S. average Worse than average
- 60+ min late
- 10.6%vs 8.1% U.S. average Worse than average
- Scheduled flights
- 3,785in 12 months5 airlines
- Most reliable airline
- Republic Airways69.6% on time · 1,658 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. SkyWest Airlines Operating carrier; sold as United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle, Alaska Small sample (under 300 flights) | 80.9% | 0.0% | 7.3% | 66 min | 0.9% | 110 |
| 2. Republic Airways Operating carrier; sold as American Eagle, Delta Connection, United Express Most reliable | 69.6% | 4.7% | 10.5% | 73 min | 0.8% | 1,658 |
| 3. Southwest Airlines | 65.8% | 2.3% | 8.7% | 55 min | 1.3% | 1,455 |
| 4. Delta Air Lines | 62.2% | 4.9% | 17.1% | 108 min | 0.7% | 450 |
| 5. American Airlines Small sample (under 300 flights) | 59.8% | 4.5% | 15.2% | 126 min | 4.5% | 112 |
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
Republic Airways has the strongest record on this route.
- Republic Airways had the best on-time record from Nashville (BNA) to New York (LGA): 69.6% of its 1,658 scheduled flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, compared with 62.2% for Delta Air Lines.
- SkyWest Airlines (80.9% on 110 flights) scored higher but flew the route far less often, so that result is less certain.
- 3.6% of flights on this route were cancelled (about 1 in 28), 1.7 points higher than the U.S. average of 1.9%.
- 10.6% of flights, about 1 in 9, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 72 min.
- Overall, 67.3% of flights on this route arrived on time, 8.3 points lower than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
- Over the last 3 years, October was the most reliable month on this route (82.1% on time) and July the least reliable (66.1%).
- Cancellations peaked in January, when 6.6% of flights were cancelled.
- Flights scheduled to depart 6 am to 7 am were the most punctual (80.4% on time); flights scheduled to depart 8 pm to 9 pm were the least (47.0%).
- In the other direction, New York (LGA) to Nashville (BNA), 66.6% of flights were on time and 5.0% were cancelled. Compare airlines LGA to BNA.
Best and worst months to fly BNA to LGA
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 67.3%
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January | 74.5% | 954 |
| February | 79.6% | 897 |
| March | 68.5% | 1,030 |
| April | 80.2% | 1,082 |
| May | 71.3% | 1,054 |
| June | 67.5% | 993 |
| July | 66.1% | 1,028 |
| August | 73.0% | 977 |
| September | 80.7% | 1,060 |
| October | 82.1% | 1,159 |
| November | 80.3% | 1,071 |
| December | 75.3% | 1,025 |
| Airline | Best month | Worst month |
|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | August (92.6%) | January (73.7%) |
| Republic Airways | April (83.3%) | July (66.9%) |
| Southwest Airlines | October (80.6%) | June (63.5%) |
| Delta Air Lines | September (84.8%) | July (54.3%) |
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 | 84.1% | 301 |
| Oct 2025 | 64.5% | 349 |
| Nov 2025 | 65.3% | 334 |
| Dec 2025 | 64.3% | 325 |
| Jan 2026 | 79.3% | 309 |
| Feb 2026 | 74.3% | 292 |
| Mar 2026 | 51.1% | 366 |
| Apr 2026 | 75.0% | 340 |
| May 2026 | 71.4% | 283 |
| Jun 2026 | 60.8% | 286 |
| Jul 2026 | 57.0% | 300 |
| Aug 2026 | 63.7% | 300 |
Best and worst departure times
Share of scheduled flights on time
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| Departing before 6 am | Insufficient sample | 20 |
| Departing 6 am to 7 am | 80.4% | 797 |
| Departing 7 am to 8 am | 83.6% | 67 |
| Departing 8 am to 9 am | Insufficient sample | 44 |
| Departing 9 am to 10 am | 79.9% | 289 |
| Departing 10 am to 11 am | 71.1% | 304 |
| Departing 11 am to noon | 71.9% | 274 |
| Departing noon to 1 pm | 59.9% | 147 |
| Departing 1 pm to 2 pm | 63.5% | 170 |
| Departing 2 pm to 3 pm | 59.9% | 337 |
| Departing 3 pm to 4 pm | Insufficient sample | 30 |
| Departing 4 pm to 5 pm | 58.2% | 325 |
| Departing 5 pm to 6 pm | 56.0% | 323 |
| Departing 6 pm to 7 pm | 54.5% | 134 |
| Departing 7 pm to 8 pm | 57.2% | 407 |
| Departing 8 pm to 9 pm | 47.0% | 117 |
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 New York, NY (LGA), 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.