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OMA Omaha / BNA Nashville

OMA → BNA on time

Eppley Airfield (Omaha, NE) to Nashville (Nashville, TN). Every scheduled flight, September 2025 to August 2026.

On time
75%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.5%
410 flights
Typical arrival
0 min
median vs schedule
When late
+48 min
average delay
Flights / day
1
1 airline

75% of flights from Omaha to Nashville 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 OMA → BNA: when a flight was late, it was under 45 minutes late 61% of the time. About 1 in 16 flights landed an hour or more late, and 1 in 410 three hours or more; 0.5% were cancelled outright.

Share of all 410 scheduled flights, past 12 months, by arrival time against schedule.

By airline

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrival1h+ lateAvg when lateOperated by
Southwest Airlines41075%0.5%0 min6.3%+48 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 OMA). Delays build through the day as late planes knock on, so early flights usually do best.

40%70%100%7 a.m. departures: too few flights (26 flights)7a8 a.m. departures: too few flights (6 flights)8a9 a.m. departures: too few flights9a10 a.m. departures: too few flights (16 flights)10a11 a.m. departures: too few flights (10 flights)11anoon departures: too few flights (22 flights)12p1 p.m. departures: too few flights (83 flights)1p2 p.m. departures: too few flights (42 flights)2p3 p.m. departures: too few flights (71 flights)3p4 p.m. departures: 71% on time (112 flights)714p
OMA → BNA, 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 (85%). Worst: June (72%).

40%70%100%Jan: too few flights (49 flights)JanFeb: too few flights (58 flights)FebMar: too few flights (70 flights)MarApr: too few flights (68 flights)AprMay: too few flights (72 flights)MayJun: 72% on time (112 flights)72JunJul: 81% on time (109 flights)81JulAug: 85% on time (105 flights)85AugSep: too few flights (63 flights)SepOct: too few flights (67 flights)OctNov: too few flights (53 flights)NovDec: too few flights (50 flights)Dec

By day of week

DayFlightsOn timeCancelled
Monday54——
Tuesday53——
Wednesday53——
Thursday53——
Friday53——
Saturday69——
Sunday75——

Why flights were late

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

Late inbound plane 47%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 29%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 23%Severe weather 2%

Cancellations: weather 2

Month by month

Not enough months with data to draw a trend.

Worst days in the past year

DateFlightsOn timeCancelled
Jun 13, 2026367%0
Jun 21, 20263100%0
Jun 14, 20263100%0

Questions

How often are flights from OMA to BNA on time?

75% of 410 scheduled flights from Omaha, NE to Nashville, TN arrived within 15 minutes of schedule between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.5% were cancelled.

What month has the most delays from OMA to BNA?

June (72% on time). The best month is August (85%), 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.