American Airlines BNA to DCA on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from Nashville to Washington · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
76%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
4.7%
15 flights
Avg arrival delay
20 min
79 min when late
Rank on route
#1 of 5
route average 72% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on BNA to DCA arrived on time 76% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 4.7% were cancelled, and 9% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #1 of 5 airlines on this route, which averaged 72% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (55%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Late-arriving aircraft55%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)33%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion12%
- Extreme weather0%
- Security0%
Other airlines on BNA to DCA
- Republic Airways75% on time · 17 min avg delay
- Southwest Airlines70% on time · 16 min avg delay
- PSA Airlines67% on time · 38 min avg delay
- Envoy Air71% on time · 19 min avg delay
Full BNA to DCA comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
316 American Airlines flights tracked on this route; 15 cancelled, 0 diverted.
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.