DAL to BNA flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Dallas Love Field to Nashville International Airport · 623 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at DAL or BNA right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from Dallas (DAL) to Nashville (BNA) arrived on time 71% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 1.4% were cancelled, and 9% arrived an hour or more late.
- Southwest Airlines is the only airline reporting nonstop flights on this route.
- Departures scheduled around 6am did best (95% on time); around 9pm did worst (46%).
- Tuesday was the most reliable day to fly (79% on time) and Friday the least (67%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (51%).
Which airline is most on time from DAL to BNA?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines | 71% | 1.4% | 17 min | 8.6% | 2,433 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 6am95%141 flights
- 7am90%256 flights
- 8am87%202 flights
- 9am87%88 flights
- 10am79%195 flights
- 11am78%122 flights
- 12pm68%163 flights
- 1pm68%154 flights
- 2pm71%118 flights
- 3pm57%138 flights
- 4pm59%148 flights
- 5pm52%223 flights
- 6pm59%70 flights
- 7pm70%208 flights
- 8pm56%49 flights
- 9pm46%124 flights
- 10pm62%34 flights
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday73%1.4% cancelled
- Tuesday79%0.9% cancelled
- Wednesday73%0.3% cancelled
- Thursday67%0.6% cancelled
- Friday67%2.1% cancelled
- Saturday74%2.3% cancelled
- Sunday68%2.7% 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 aircraft51%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)30%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion16%
- Extreme weather3%
- Security0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
- Extreme weather74%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)23%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion3%
- Security0%
DAL to BNA: common questions
- How often are DAL to BNA flights on time?
- 71% 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 Dallas to Nashville cancelled?
- 1.4% of scheduled flights were cancelled (35 of 2,433).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 17 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 57 min behind schedule on average, and 8.6% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at DAL?
- Flights on this route spent 14 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
Related routes
Return trip: BNA to DAL — 77% 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: DAL → BNA, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.