BNA to OAK flight delays
Nashville, TN (BNA) Oakland, CA (OAK) · 1,959 miles
118 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
77.97%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
61 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
15 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The two directions do not behave alike. OAK to BNA arrives on time 16.1 points more often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
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.
The Nashville to Oakland route sits close to the middle of the record — neither notably punctual nor notably late.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, Southwest Airlines arrived on time most often on BNA to OAK. Flights ran closest to schedule in November and worst in January.
Every airline on BNA to OAK
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 | 118 | 77.97% | 0% | 61 min | C |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
OAK to BNA Oakland back to Nashville 94.07% on time AOther routes from Nashville
Common questions
Are flights from Nashville to Oakland usually delayed?
77.97% of flights on the BNA to OAK 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 Oakland?
Only Southwest Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 118 flights and 77.97% arriving on time.
How often are BNA to OAK flights cancelled?
0% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 1 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
When BNA to OAK flights are late, how late are they?
About 61 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 OAK during July 2024 – July 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 →