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BNA Nashville / RIC Richmond

BNA → RIC on time

Nashville (Nashville, TN) to Richmond (Richmond, VA). Every scheduled flight, September 2025 to August 2026.

On time
72%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.4%
466 flights
Typical arrival
0 min
median vs schedule
When late
+44 min
average delay
Flights / day
1
2 airlines

72% of flights from Nashville to Richmond arrived on time over the past 12 months. That is worse than the typical U.S. route. 5% 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 → RIC: when a flight was late, it was under 45 minutes late 73% of the time. About 1 in 20 flights landed an hour or more late, and 1 in 466 three hours or more; 0.4% were cancelled outright.

Share of all 466 scheduled flights, past 12 months, by arrival time against schedule.

By airline

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrival1h+ lateAvg when lateOperated by
Southwest Airlines40070%0.5%+2 min5.5%+44 minSouthwest Airlines
Allegiant Air66—————Allegiant Air

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%6 a.m. departures: too few flights (28 flights)6a7 a.m. departures: too few flights (3 flights)7a8 a.m. departures: too few flights8a9 a.m. departures: too few flights (10 flights)9a10 a.m. departures: too few flights (28 flights)10a11 a.m. departures: too few flights (16 flights)11anoon departures: too few flights (77 flights)12p1 p.m. departures: 65% on time (108 flights)651p2 p.m. departures: too few flights (55 flights)2p3 p.m. departures: too few flights (44 flights)3p4 p.m. departures: too few flights (38 flights)4p5 p.m. departures: too few flights (21 flights)5p
BNA → RIC, 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. Best: August (79%). Worst: July (67%).

40%70%100%Jan: too few flights (83 flights)JanFeb: too few flights (68 flights)FebMar: too few flights (75 flights)MarApr: too few flights (75 flights)AprMay: too few flights (87 flights)MayJun: 68% on time (117 flights)68JunJul: 67% on time (123 flights)67JulAug: 79% on time (119 flights)79AugSep: too few flights (89 flights)SepOct: too few flights (94 flights)OctNov: too few flights (95 flights)NovDec: too few flights (93 flights)Dec

By day of week

DayFlightsOn timeCancelled
Monday54——
Tuesday55——
Wednesday52——
Thursday82——
Friday52——
Saturday68——
Sunday10359%1.0%

Why flights were late

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

Late inbound plane 50%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 35%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 12%Severe weather 3%

Cancellations: weather 2

Month by month

Not enough months with data to draw a trend.

Worst days in the past year

DateFlightsOn timeCancelled
Jul 12, 2026333%0
Nov 29, 2025333%0
Jul 5, 2026333%0
Jun 28, 2026333%0
Jul 19, 2026333%0

Questions

How often are flights from BNA to RIC on time?

72% of 466 scheduled flights from Nashville, TN to Richmond, VA arrived within 15 minutes of schedule between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.4% were cancelled.

What month has the most delays from BNA to RIC?

July (67% on time). The best month is August (79%), over 2023–2026.

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.