BNA to SNA flight delays
Nashville, TN (BNA) Santa Ana, CA (SNA) · 1,772 miles
206 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
88.83%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
31 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
5 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The two directions do not behave alike. SNA to BNA arrives on time 22.2 points less 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.
This route does better than its own airport. Departures from BNA overall run 12.9 points less punctual than this particular one — so whatever congestion BNA has, this route is largely escaping it.
Flights from Nashville to Santa Ana are among the most dependable in the record. A route this punctual is usually a short hop between airports with slots to spare.
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.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, Southwest Airlines arrived on time most often on BNA to SNA. Flights ran closest to schedule in January and worst in October.
Every airline on BNA to SNA
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 | 206 | 88.83% | 0% | 31 min | A |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
SNA to BNA Santa Ana back to Nashville 66.67% on time DOther routes from Nashville
Common questions
Are flights from Nashville to Santa Ana usually delayed?
88.83% of flights on the BNA to SNA route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 1 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Nashville to Santa Ana?
Only Southwest Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 206 flights and 88.83% arriving on time.
How often are BNA to SNA flights cancelled?
0% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 1 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Nashville to Santa Ana?
July, when 93.3% of flights arrived on time. The worst was September at 83.3%.
When BNA to SNA flights are late, how late are they?
About 31 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 SNA 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 →