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 3 in 4 on time.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Allegiant	BNA	RIC	1h 36m	85%	0.0%	68	Flying now
Southwest	BNA	RIC	1h 40m	73%	0.5%	399	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American Details →	BNA 07:13 → CLT 09:50AA 2692	1h 15m Charlotte	CLT 11:05 → RIC 12:28AA 5199 · flown by PSA	4h 15m	86%	77%
Delta Details →	BNA 12:38 → ATL 14:52DL 2867	53m Atlanta	ATL 15:45 → RIC 17:26DL 3152	3h 48m	82%	66%
Delta Details →	BNA 16:31 → ATL 18:49DL 3142	1h 14m Atlanta	ATL 20:03 → RIC 21:45DL 1426	4h 14m	79%	56%
American Details →	BNA 10:20 → CLT 12:52AA 5083 · flown by PSA	54m Charlotte	CLT 13:46 → RIC 15:08AA 5370 · flown by PSA	3h 48m	83%	50%
American Details →	BNA 12:32 → CLT 15:08AA 5082 · flown by PSA	1h 07m Charlotte	CLT 16:15 → RIC 17:38AA 5478 · flown by PSA	4h 06m	76%	34%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	BNA 06:45 → BWI 09:35WN 462	47m Baltimore	BWI 10:22 → RIC 11:18WN 705	3h 32m	69%	51%
United Details →	BNA 18:30 → IAD 21:23UA 1460	47m Dulles	IAD 22:10 → RIC 23:18UA 4473 · flown by GoJet	3h 48m	55%	39%
American Details →	BNA 19:14 → CLT 21:53AA 1497	56m Charlotte	CLT 22:49 → RIC 00:05 +1AA 1882	3h 50m	59%	39%

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

CLT · 1h 15m · leaves 07:13 14%

BWI · 47m · leaves 06:45 31%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 56m · leaves 19:14 41%

IAD · 47m · leaves 18:30 45%

MDW · 55m · leaves 21:40 62%

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.

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