ON TIMEBOARD
Delta Air Lines / ATL → BNA

DL 3159 on time

Delta Air Lines 3159: Atlanta to Nashville at 5:21 p.m.; Nashville to Atlanta at 2:51 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for ATL → BNA, its busiest leg

On time
80%
195 flights · likely 74–85%
Cancelled
1.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−4 min
median vs schedule
When late
+45 min
average delay
Similar flights
83%
DL, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 DL 3159 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (20%); 1.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 4 minutes early.

DL 3159: ATL → BNA

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 5:21 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 80% of the time (195 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (83%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84MarApr 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93AprMay 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81MayJun 2025: too few flights (7 flights)JunDec 2025: too few flights (12 flights)DecJan 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JanFeb 2026: too few flights (11 flights)FebApr 2026: 89% on time (18 flights)89AprMay 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65MayJun 2026: 100% on time (30 flights)100JunJul 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JulAug 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2979%
Tuesday2879%
Wednesday2886%
Thursday2781%
Friday2781%
Saturday2875%
Sunday2879%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 48%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 37%Late inbound plane 13%Severe weather 3%

All flights ATL → BNA · Connecting off DL 3159? Check the risk

DL 3159: BNA → ATL

Scheduled to leave Nashville at 2:51 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 78% of the time (122 flights), in line with other DL flights on the route at that hour (81%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Feb 2025: 86% on time (28 flights)86FebMar 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90MarApr 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97AprMay 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87MayJun 2025: too few flights (7 flights)JunDec 2025: too few flights (9 flights)DecJan 2026: too few flights (3 flights)JanApr 2026: 94% on time (18 flights)94AprMay 2026: too few flights (6 flights)MayJun 2026: 88% on time (24 flights)88JunJul 2026: 52% on time (31 flights)52JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday19—
Tuesday18—
Wednesday16—
Thursday15—
Friday17—
Saturday18—
Sunday19—

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 55%Late inbound plane 36%Severe weather 8%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 2%

All flights BNA → ATL · Connecting off DL 3159? Check the risk

Questions

How often is DL 3159 from ATL to BNA late?

Delta Air Lines 3159 from Atlanta, GA to Nashville, TN arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 20% of 195 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.5% were cancelled.

How often is DL 3159 from BNA to ATL late?

Delta Air Lines 3159 from Nashville, TN to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 22% of 122 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.6% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check Delta Air Lines for today's flight. Method.