Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Connect in the morning. The same one-hour layover misses 1 time in 10 at 10 am and 1 time in 5 at 5 pm.

Nonstops


JetBlue	BNA	FLL	2h 14m	77%	9.0%	67	Flying now
Southwest	BNA	FLL	2h 20m	76%	1.0%	1,401	Flying now
Allegiant	BNA	FLL	2h 13m	69%	1.1%	90	Flying now
Spirit	BNA	FLL	2h 15m	74%	4.7%	570	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Fort Lauderdale on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Fort Lauderdale is 1 h ahead of Nashville). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	BNA 05:10 → MDW 06:45WN 573	1h 05m Chicago	MDW 07:50 → FLL 11:55WN 4409	5h 45m	98%	87%
United Details →	BNA 11:10 → IAH 13:23UA 1366	3h 12m Houston	IAH 16:35 → FLL 20:22UA 277	8h 12m	98%	82%
American Details →	BNA 05:31 → CLT 08:00AA 1065	3h 00m Charlotte	CLT 11:00 → FLL 13:03AA 1877	6h 31m	100%	81%
Southwest Details →	BNA 05:02 → HOU 07:02WN 4430	3h 08m Houston	HOU 10:10 → FLL 13:40WN 4355	7h 38m	100%	79%
Delta Details →	BNA 06:05 → DTW 08:49DL 2439	3h 41m Detroit	DTW 12:30 → FLL 15:35DL 1294	8h 30m	98%	78%
United Details →	BNA 06:30 → IAH 08:42UA 396	1h 18m Houston	IAH 10:00 → FLL 13:47UA 2234	6h 17m	97%	78%
Delta Details →	BNA 05:10 → ATL 07:20DL 2637	1h 45m Atlanta	ATL 09:05 → FLL 11:03DL 1271	4h 52m	97%	78%
Southwest Details →	BNA 06:15 → STL 07:35WN 679	2h 40m St Louis	STL 10:15 → FLL 14:00WN 4938	6h 45m	100%	78%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	BNA 16:31 → ATL 18:49DL 3142	1h 09m Atlanta	ATL 19:58 → FLL 21:55DL 1489	4h 24m	75%	49%
Southwest Details →	BNA 16:55 → MCO 20:00WN 787	1h 30m Orlando	MCO 21:30 → FLL 22:40WN 1459	4h 50m	72%	44%
American Details →	BNA 15:31 → DFW 17:44AA 1475	1h 11m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:55 → FLL 22:52AA 2946	6h 21m	65%	30%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

MDW · 1h 05m · leaves 05:10 2%

ORD · 1h 18m · leaves 07:40 8%

PHL · 1h 06m · leaves 06:28 10%

Afternoon and evening

EWR · 53m · leaves 13:15 31%

DFW · 1h 11m · leaves 15:31 35%

MSY · 57m · leaves 13:32 42%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.


Southwest WN 4991 BNA 05:40 → DCA JetBlue B6 579 DCA 11:00 → FLL Connection details →	2h 35m	6h 59m	100%	78%
Southwest WN 483 BNA 10:05 → CVG Delta DL 661 CVG 15:56 → FLL Connection details →	3h 41m	7h 24m	100%	77%
Southwest WN 4149 BNA 08:00 → AUS JetBlue B6 2372 AUS 13:00 → FLL Connection details →	2h 50m	7h 53m	100%	70%

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Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON