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


American	BNA	TPA	1h 51m	80%	1.0%	715	Flying now
Southwest	BNA	TPA	1h 50m	73%	0.9%	1,761	Flying now
Spirit	BNA	TPA	–	100%few flights	0.0%	3	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Tampa on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Tampa 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	1h 18m Atlanta	ATL 08:38 → TPA 10:08DL 1227	3h 59m	96%	83%
American Details →	BNA 05:31 → CLT 08:00AA 1065	1h 15m Charlotte	CLT 09:15 → TPA 11:04AA 2828	4h 33m	97%	81%
Delta Details →	BNA 07:30 → ATL 09:44DL 2802	1h 30m Atlanta	ATL 11:14 → TPA 12:45DL 1099	4h 15m	95%	78%
Delta Details →	BNA 06:15 → ATL 08:31DL 3001	1h 29m Atlanta	ATL 10:00 → TPA 11:34DL 1587	4h 19m	97%	77%
Delta Details →	BNA 08:33 → ATL 10:40DL 2250	2h 06m Atlanta	ATL 12:46 → TPA 14:13DL 1525	4h 39m	98%	72%
Delta Details →	BNA 10:53 → ATL 13:04DL 1155	2h 16m Atlanta	ATL 15:20 → TPA 16:50DL 759	4h 57m	99%	68%
American Details →	BNA 07:13 → CLT 09:50AA 2692	1h 26m Charlotte	CLT 11:16 → TPA 13:01AA 889	4h 48m	90%	68%
Delta Details →	BNA 09:48 → ATL 12:01DL 3069	1h 58m Atlanta	ATL 13:59 → TPA 15:27DL 1167	4h 39m	97%	67%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	BNA 16:30 → CLT 19:05AA 1526	1h 11m Charlotte	CLT 20:16 → TPA 21:59AA 2022	4h 29m	63%	42%
American Details →	BNA 17:27 → MIA 20:55AA 1501	1h 14m Miami	MIA 22:09 → TPA 23:15AA 3188	4h 48m	44%	21%
Southwest Details →	BNA 16:30 → CMH 18:50WN 481	50m Columbus	CMH 19:40 → TPA 21:55WN 1217	4h 25m	32%	17%

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 05:31 3%

ATL · 1h 18m · leaves 05:10 4%

MIA · 1h 12m · leaves 07:20 8%

Afternoon and evening

MIA · 1h 14m · leaves 17:27 56%

MDW · 1h 00m · leaves 21:40 58%

CMH · 50m · leaves 16:30 68%

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 3001 BNA 06:15 → ATL Frontier F9 3782 ATL 10:03 → TPA Connection details →	1h 32m	4h 25m	82%	56%
Southwest WN 446 BNA 18:35 → ATL Delta DL 1560 ATL 22:59 → TPA Connection details →	2h 11m	4h 56m	67%	47%
Southwest WN 893 BNA 12:50 → ATL Delta DL 1594 ATL 17:20 → TPA Connection details →	2h 20m	5h 02m	68%	44%

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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