BNA to CLT flight delays

BNA CLT Nashville to Charlotte Douglas · 328 miles

11,310 flights were scheduled from BNA to CLT over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 11,116 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
11,310
Arrived on time
75.2%
Cancelled
1.6%
Scheduled distance
328 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–CLT, 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 76% 93 min 1.5% 5,963
PSA Airlines 73.1% 72 min 2.2% 3,170
Southwest Airlines 75.4% 49 min 0.7% 1,844
Envoy Air 84.1% 50 min 2% 245

Month by month

July was the month to avoid on BNA–CLT: 66.9% of flights arrived on time, against 82.8% in November. 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 CLT, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 76.8% 912
February 80% 842
March 71.4% 979
April 75.9% 978
May 67.4% 1,024
June 70% 928
July 66.9% 1,044
August 78.4% 962
September 78% 849
October 80.6% 961
November 82.8% 895
December 77.3% 936

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 CLT in one number

BNA → CLT

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 79 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 11,310 flights

75.2% of flights arrived on time

Questions about BNA to CLT

Which airline is most reliable from BNA to CLT?
Envoy Air — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 84.1% of the time, with 245 scheduled. PSA Airlines came in at 73.1% over 3,170 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly BNA to CLT?
July, at 66.9% of arrivals on time, with 1,044 flights scheduled. November was the best of the year at 82.8%.
How late are BNA–CLT flights when they are late?
79 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 CLT flight cancelled?
1.6% 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 CLT 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.