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ALB Albany / BNA Nashville

ALB → BNA on time

Albany (Albany, NY) to Nashville (Nashville, TN). Every scheduled flight, September 2025 to August 2026.

On time
78%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.9%
436 flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+61 min
average delay
Flights / day
1
2 airlines

78% of flights from Albany to Nashville arrived on time over the past 12 months. That is about 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 ALB → BNA: when a flight was late, it was under 45 minutes late 67% of the time. About 1 in 17 flights landed an hour or more late, and 1 in 109 three hours or more; 0.9% were cancelled outright.

Share of all 436 scheduled flights, past 12 months, by arrival time against schedule.

By airline

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrival1h+ lateAvg when lateOperated by
Southwest Airlines36581%1.1%−6 min5.2%+48 minSouthwest Airlines
Allegiant Air71—————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 ALB). Delays build through the day as late planes knock on, so early flights usually do best.

40%70%100%9 a.m. departures: too few flights (32 flights)9a10 a.m. departures: too few flights (19 flights)10a11 a.m. departures: too few flights (11 flights)11anoon departures: 82% on time (162 flights)8212p1 p.m. departures: too few flights (66 flights)1p2 p.m. departures: too few flights (18 flights)2p3 p.m. departures: too few flights (18 flights)3p4 p.m. departures: too few flights (45 flights)4p5 p.m. departures: too few flights (15 flights)5p6 p.m. departures: too few flights (1 flights)6p7 p.m. departures: too few flights7p8 p.m. departures: too few flights (2 flights)8p9 p.m. departures: too few flights (38 flights)9p
ALB → 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 airline and hour

DepartsSouthwest Airlines
noon82%

By month

Each calendar month pooled over 2023–2026.

40%70%100%Jan: too few flights (45 flights)JanFeb: too few flights (36 flights)FebMar: too few flights (40 flights)MarApr: too few flights (59 flights)AprMay: too few flights (72 flights)MayJun: too few flights (86 flights)JunJul: too few flights (89 flights)JulAug: too few flights (89 flights)AugSep: too few flights (57 flights)SepOct: too few flights (57 flights)OctNov: too few flights (56 flights)NovDec: too few flights (64 flights)Dec

By day of week

DayFlightsOn timeCancelled
Monday87——
Tuesday52——
Wednesday55——
Thursday52——
Friday82——
Saturday55——
Sunday53——

Why flights were late

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

Late inbound plane 47%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 27%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 25%Severe weather 1%

Cancellations: weather 3 · airline 1

Month by month

Not enough months with data to draw a trend.

Questions

How often are flights from ALB to BNA on time?

78% of 436 scheduled flights from Albany, NY to Nashville, TN arrived within 15 minutes of schedule between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.9% 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.