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

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 78% on time.

Nonstops


American	BNA	JFK	2h 34m	79%	3.1%	876	Flying now
Delta	BNA	JFK	2h 36m	78%	4.8%	1,338	Flying now
JetBlue	BNA	JFK	2h 23m	77%	5.7%	541	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	BNA 05:10 → ATL 07:20DL 2637	2h 20m Atlanta	ATL 09:40 → JFK 12:00DL 1034	5h 46m	98%	86%
Delta Details →	BNA 06:05 → DTW 08:49DL 2439	1h 21m Detroit	DTW 10:10 → JFK 11:59DL 2751	4h 54m	97%	83%
Delta Details →	BNA 06:15 → ATL 08:31DL 3001	2h 39m Atlanta	ATL 11:10 → JFK 13:29DL 2380	6h 14m	99%	78%
Delta Details →	BNA 07:05 → AUS 09:26DL 4146 · flown by SkyWest	1h 48m Austin	AUS 11:14 → JFK 16:12DL 1406	8h 07m	92%	73%
Delta Details →	BNA 12:38 → ATL 14:52DL 2867	3h 50m Atlanta	ATL 18:42 → JFK 21:28DL 2398	7h 50m	99%	72%
American Details →	BNA 05:31 → CLT 08:00AA 1065	1h 27m Charlotte	CLT 09:27 → JFK 11:29AA 374	4h 58m	99%	72%
Delta Details →	BNA 10:06 → DTW 12:46DL 2682	3h 32m Detroit	DTW 16:18 → JFK 18:29DL 2934	7h 23m	98%	72%
Delta Details →	BNA 09:48 → ATL 12:01DL 3069	1h 58m Atlanta	ATL 13:59 → JFK 16:28DL 1575	5h 40m	97%	72%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	BNA 09:58 → DFW 12:13AA 3397 · flown by Envoy	57m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 13:10 → JFK 17:56AA 1049	6h 58m	75%	40%
American Details →	BNA 10:58 → DCA 13:59AA 5085 · flown by PSA	55m Washington	DCA 14:54 → JFK 16:29AA 4781 · flown by Republic	4h 31m	55%	30%
American Details →	BNA 17:27 → MIA 20:55AA 1501	56m Miami	MIA 21:51 → JFK 00:59 +1AA 944	6h 32m	34%	22%

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

ATL · 1h 09m · leaves 06:15 6%

MIA · 52m · leaves 05:38 12%

Afternoon and evening

MIA · 56m · leaves 17:27 66%

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.


American AA 1065 BNA 05:31 → CLT Delta DL 5052 CLT 10:01 → JFK Connection details →	2h 01m	5h 28m	98%	80%
Southwest WN 564 BNA 05:10 → MCO Delta DL 2049 MCO 11:05 → JFK Connection details →	3h 05m	7h 37m	100%	79%
Southwest WN 2160 BNA 08:10 → MSP Delta DL 2661 MSP 12:53 → JFK Connection details →	2h 38m	7h 50m	96%	79%

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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