BNA to PDX flight delays
Nashville, TN (BNA) Portland, OR (PDX) · 1,973 miles
691 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
79.88%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.58%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
51 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
11 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In July it ran 46.8 points more punctual than in October — 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 route has been getting worse. The later months run 16.3 points less punctual than the earlier ones. A drift of that size is rarely weather; it is more often an airline adding frequencies faster than the airports can absorb them.
Only Alaska 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 Portland 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, Alaska Airlines arrived on time most often on BNA to PDX. Flights ran closest to schedule in August and worst in June.
Every airline on BNA to PDX
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines | 682 | 79.76% | 0.59% | 49 min | C |
| Southwest Airlines | 9 | 88.89% | 0% | 246 min | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
PDX to BNA Portland back to Nashville 84.62% on time BOther routes from Nashville
Common questions
Are flights from Nashville to Portland usually delayed?
79.88% of flights on the BNA to PDX 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 Portland?
Only Alaska Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 682 flights and 79.76% arriving on time.
How often are BNA to PDX flights cancelled?
0.58% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 6 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Nashville to Portland?
July, when 96.8% of flights arrived on time. The worst was October at 50%.
When BNA to PDX flights are late, how late are they?
About 51 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 PDX 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 →