SNA to BNA flight delays
Santa Ana, CA (SNA) Nashville, TN (BNA) · 1,772 miles
206 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
66.67%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
40 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
The two directions do not behave alike. BNA to SNA arrives on time 22.2 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.
The season swings this route hard. In July it ran 21.5 points more punctual than in August — 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.
This route does worse than its own airport. SNA as a whole runs 14.8 points more punctual than these flights, which points at something specific to the route — the time of day it is scheduled, or the aircraft that feed it — rather than the airport.
This is a late route. Flights from Santa Ana to Nashville miss their scheduled arrival often enough that a tight connection at the far end is a connection at risk.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, Southwest Airlines arrived on time most often on SNA to BNA. Flights ran closest to schedule in January and worst in August.
Every airline on SNA to BNA
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 | 66.67% | 0% | 40 min | D |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
BNA to SNA Nashville back to Santa Ana 88.83% on time AOther routes from Santa Ana
Common questions
Are flights from Santa Ana to Nashville usually delayed?
66.67% of flights on the SNA to BNA route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Santa Ana to Nashville?
Only Southwest Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 206 flights and 66.67% arriving on time.
How often are SNA to BNA 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 Santa Ana to Nashville?
July, when 76.7% of flights arrived on time. The worst was August at 55.2%.
When SNA to BNA flights are late, how late are they?
About 40 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 SNA to BNA 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 →