BNA to JFK flight delays
Nashville, TN (BNA) New York, NY (JFK) · 765 miles
1,470 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
76.96%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
4.15%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
66 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
16 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
Cancellation, not delay, is the risk worth pricing here: 4.15% of scheduled flights never operated. A late flight still gets you there. A cancelled one leaves you rebooking, and on a route with few daily departures that can mean losing a day.
The season swings this route hard. In September it ran 29 points more punctual than in July — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The 2 airlines here are separated by under 1 point — close enough to call a tie. Choose on price and departure time.
The Nashville to New York route sits close to the middle of the record — neither notably punctual nor notably late.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, Republic Airways arrived on time most often on BNA to JFK. JetBlue Airways was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in September and worst in July.
Every airline on BNA to JFK
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic Airways | 929 | 77.14% | 3.77% | 67 min | D |
| JetBlue Airways | 541 | 76.65% | 4.81% | 63 min | D |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
JFK to BNA New York back to Nashville 73.51% on time FOther routes from Nashville
Common questions
Are flights from Nashville to New York usually delayed?
76.96% of flights on the BNA to JFK route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is about the same as the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Nashville to New York?
Republic Airways, at 77.14% on time across 929 flights. The least punctual on the route was JetBlue Airways at 76.65%.
How often are BNA to JFK flights cancelled?
4.15% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 42 in every thousand. That is high enough that cancellation, not delay, is the risk worth planning around.
What is the best month to fly Nashville to New York?
September, when 89.4% of flights arrived on time. The worst was July at 60.4%.
When BNA to JFK flights are late, how late are they?
About 66 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on BNA to JFK during January 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →