BNA to LIT flight delays
Nashville, TN (BNA) Little Rock, AR (LIT) · 327 miles
236 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
79.57%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.42%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
52 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
12 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
Only Southwest Airlines flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
This is a thin route — 236 flights across the whole period. On a route this infrequent a cancellation is far more costly than the rate suggests, because the next departure may not be the same day.
The Nashville to Little Rock 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, Southwest Airlines arrived on time most often on BNA to LIT. Flights ran closest to schedule in April and worst in June.
Every airline on BNA to LIT
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines | 236 | 79.57% | 0.42% | 52 min | C |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
LIT to BNA Little Rock back to Nashville 80% on time COther routes from Nashville
Common questions
Are flights from Nashville to Little Rock usually delayed?
79.57% of flights on the BNA to LIT 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 airlines fly from Nashville to Little Rock?
Only Southwest Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 236 flights and 79.57% arriving on time.
How often are BNA to LIT flights cancelled?
0.42% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 4 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
When BNA to LIT flights are late, how late are they?
About 52 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 LIT 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 →