BNA to TPA flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Nashville International Airport to Tampa International Airport · 612 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at BNA or TPA right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from Nashville (BNA) to Tampa (TPA) arrived on time 74% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 0.9% were cancelled, and 6% arrived an hour or more late.
- Envoy Air was the most punctual airline here (80% on time); Southwest Airlines was the least (72%).
- Departures scheduled around 5am did best (92% on time); around 6pm did worst (51%).
- Tuesday was the most reliable day to fly (80% on time) and Friday the least (70%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (53%).
Which airline is most on time from BNA to TPA?
Ranked by on-time arrival rate. Regional airlines fly under their partner's brand (e.g. SkyWest for Delta Connection or United Express).
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | 1 hr+ late | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit Airlines | 100% | 0.0% | 5 min | 0.0% | 3 |
| Envoy AirRegional airline operating American Eagle flights. | 80% | 1.0% | 12 min | 4.8% | 715 |
| Southwest Airlines | 72% | 0.9% | 16 min | 7.0% | 1,761 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am92%185 flights
- 6am89%154 flights
- 7am94%56 flights
- 8am83%438 flights
- 9am89%115 flights
- 10am83%53 flights
- 11am79%115 flights
- 1pm75%363 flights
- 2pm71%162 flights
- 3pm59%159 flights
- 4pm57%83 flights
- 5pm60%168 flights
- 6pm51%165 flights
- 7pm64%111 flights
- 8pm67%46 flights
- 9pm58%86 flights
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday72%1.1% cancelled
- Tuesday80%0.0% cancelled
- Wednesday79%0.0% cancelled
- Thursday73%0.3% cancelled
- Friday70%1.1% cancelled
- Saturday74%1.9% cancelled
- Sunday72%2.1% cancelled
On-time trend by month
Why flights are late
Share of delay minutes by cause, as reported by airlines to the DOT.
- Late-arriving aircraft53%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)31%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion14%
- Extreme weather1%
- Security0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
- Extreme weather52%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion35%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)13%
- Security0%
BNA to TPA: common questions
- How often are BNA to TPA flights on time?
- 74% of flights arrived less than 15 minutes late in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, compared with 78% for all US flights.
- How often are flights from Nashville to Tampa cancelled?
- 0.9% of scheduled flights were cancelled (23 of 2,479).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 15 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 51 min behind schedule on average, and 6.3% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at BNA?
- Flights on this route spent 15 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
Related routes
Return trip: TPA to BNA — 75% on time
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Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. Route: BNA → TPA, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.