American Airlines DCA to BNA on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Nashville · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
65%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
4.7%
15 flights
Avg arrival delay
28 min
78 min when late
Rank on route
#4 of 5
route average 76% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on DCA to BNA arrived on time 65% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 4.7% were cancelled, and 17% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #4 of 5 airlines on this route, which averaged 76% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (66%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Late-arriving aircraft66%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)14%
- Extreme weather11%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion9%
- Security0%
Other airlines on DCA to BNA
- Republic Airways83% on time · 12 min avg delay
- Southwest Airlines75% on time · 16 min avg delay
- PSA Airlines60% on time · 33 min avg delay
- Envoy Air76% on time · 15 min avg delay
Full DCA to BNA 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.