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 9 am and 2 times in 5 at 4 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	BNA	LGA	2h 24m	77%	5.1%	1,664	Flying now
American	BNA	LGA	2h 25m	72%	4.3%	1,345	Flying now
Southwest	BNA	LGA	2h 20m	71%	2.3%	1,450	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.


Southwest Details →	BNA 05:10 → MDW 06:45WN 573	1h 20m Chicago	MDW 08:05 → LGA 11:20WN 2038	5h 10m	98%	94%
Delta Details →	BNA 06:15 → ATL 08:31DL 3001	2h 59m Atlanta	ATL 11:30 → LGA 13:44DL 467	6h 29m	99%	81%
Delta Details →	BNA 05:10 → ATL 07:20DL 2637	3h 10m Atlanta	ATL 10:30 → LGA 12:44DL 371	6h 34m	99%	80%
Delta Details →	BNA 06:05 → DTW 08:49DL 2439	1h 16m Detroit	DTW 10:05 → LGA 11:50DL 2589	4h 45m	97%	80%
American Details →	BNA 08:18 → CLT 10:56AA 5081 · flown by PSA	2h 11m Charlotte	CLT 13:07 → LGA 15:05AA 2036	5h 47m	100%	78%
Delta Details →	BNA 06:00 → MSP 08:12DL 2221	1h 53m Minneapolis	MSP 10:05 → LGA 13:46DL 2764	6h 46m	98%	78%
United Details →	BNA 06:00 → ORD 07:58UA 451	2h 05m Chicago	ORD 10:03 → LGA 13:26UA 669	6h 26m	95%	76%
Delta Details →	BNA 07:13 → BOS 10:55DL 2509	2h 05m Boston	BOS 13:00 → LGA 14:28DL 5748 · flown by Republic	6h 15m	95%	74%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	BNA 08:31 → TPA 11:25AA 3825 · flown by Envoy	46m Tampa	TPA 12:11 → LGA 15:00AA 2805	5h 28m	65%	46%
United Details →	BNA 13:35 → IAD 16:28UA 2125	47m Dulles	IAD 17:15 → LGA 18:42UA 4077 · flown by Mesa	4h 07m	59%	39%
American Details →	BNA 15:31 → DFW 17:44AA 1475	1h 29m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 19:13 → LGA 23:45AA 2708	7h 14m	71%	34%

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 20m · leaves 05:10 2%

CLT · 1h 20m · leaves 05:31 2%

DTW · 1h 16m · leaves 06:05 3%

Afternoon and evening

STL · 1h 15m · leaves 17:20 22%

ATL · 56m · leaves 14:51 28%

IAD · 47m · leaves 13:35 41%

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.


Delta DL 2637 BNA 05:10 → ATL American AA 4628 ATL 09:24 → LGA Connection details →	2h 04m	5h 39m	96%	80%
Southwest WN 679 BNA 06:15 → STL American AA 4508 STL 09:22 → LGA Connection details →	1h 47m	5h 41m	97%	79%
Southwest WN 564 BNA 05:10 → MCO Delta DL 1164 MCO 10:51 → LGA Connection details →	2h 51m	7h 17m	100%	78%

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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