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BNA Nashville / LGB Long Beach

BNA → LGB on time

Nashville (Nashville, TN) to Long Beach (Long Beach, CA). Every scheduled flight, September 2025 to August 2026.

On time
68%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.3%
365 flights
Typical arrival
+3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+44 min
average delay
Flights / day
1
1 airline

68% of flights from Nashville to Long Beach arrived on time over the past 12 months. That is worse than the typical U.S. route. 7% of flights arrived more than an hour late or not at all.

How late?

The on-time rate treats a flight 20 minutes late the same as one 5 hours late. Here's the split for BNA → LGB: when a flight was late, it was under 45 minutes late 63% of the time. About 1 in 14 flights landed an hour or more late, and 1 in 365 three hours or more; 0.3% were cancelled outright.

Share of all 365 scheduled flights, past 12 months, by arrival time against schedule.

By airline

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrival1h+ lateAvg when lateOperated by
Southwest Airlines36568%0.3%+3 min7.1%+44 minSouthwest Airlines

Airline = the name on the ticket. Regional flights (e.g. "Delta Connection") count under the ticketing airline, and the operator is listed.

Best time of day to fly

On-time rate by scheduled departure hour (local time at BNA). Delays build through the day as late planes knock on, so early flights usually do best.

40%70%100%10 a.m. departures: too few flights (72 flights)10a11 a.m. departures: too few flights (9 flights)11anoon departures: 74% on time (185 flights)7412p1 p.m. departures: too few flights (5 flights)1p2 p.m. departures: too few flights (36 flights)2p3 p.m. departures: too few flights (21 flights)3p4 p.m. departures: too few flights (4 flights)4p5 p.m. departures: too few flights (24 flights)5p
BNA → LGB, share of flights arriving on time, by departure hour. Hours with under 100 flights are greyed out.
82%+ on time76–82%68–76%under 68%too few flights

By month

Each calendar month pooled over 2023–2026.

40%70%100%Jan: too few flights (94 flights)JanFeb: too few flights (85 flights)FebMar: too few flights (97 flights)MarApr: too few flights (91 flights)AprMay: too few flights (93 flights)MayJun: too few flights (90 flights)JunJul: too few flights (93 flights)JulAug: too few flights (93 flights)AugSep: too few flights (89 flights)SepOct: too few flights (93 flights)OctNov: too few flights (92 flights)NovDec: too few flights (95 flights)Dec

By day of week

DayFlightsOn timeCancelled
Monday53——
Tuesday52——
Wednesday52——
Thursday52——
Friday52——
Saturday52——
Sunday52——

Why flights were late

Share of delay minutes on flights 15+ minutes late, as reported to BTS by the airlines.

Late inbound plane 59%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 29%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 11%

Cancellations: weather 1

Month by month

Not enough months with data to draw a trend.

Nearby airport alternatives

Other ways to make the same trip, using airports within 60 miles of Nashville or Long Beach. BNA → LAX has been 7 points more reliable.

RouteFlightsOn timeCancelled
BNA → LGB (this route)36568%0.3%
BNA → LAX Nashville to Los Angeles LAX2,33275%0.8%

Questions

How often are flights from BNA to LGB on time?

68% of 365 scheduled flights from Nashville, TN to Long Beach, CA arrived within 15 minutes of schedule between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.3% were cancelled.

Related

Domestic flights by the airlines that report to the U.S. DOT, plus their regional partners. "On time" means arriving less than 15 minutes after schedule; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Past performance is a guide, not a forecast. Method.