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 6% of the time at 7 am and 1 time in 4 at 9 pm.

Nonstops


American	JFK	BNA	2h 39m	78%	3.9%	875	Flying now
Delta	JFK	BNA	2h 46m	77%	4.8%	1,338	Flying now
JetBlue	JFK	BNA	2h 38m	73%	5.6%	539	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


Delta Details →	JFK 06:00 → ATL 08:24DL 2286	2h 57m Atlanta	ATL 11:21 → BNA 11:33DL 2867	6h 33m	99%	86%
Delta Details →	JFK 07:15 → MSP 09:26DL 2390	3h 29m Minneapolis	MSP 12:55 → BNA 15:00DL 2843	8h 45m	96%	83%
Delta Details →	JFK 07:15 → DTW 09:25DL 5080 · flown by Endeavor	3h 00m Detroit	DTW 12:25 → BNA 13:06DL 1557	6h 51m	98%	83%
JetBlue Details →	JFK 06:29 → BOS 07:46B6 2718	2h 42m Boston	BOS 10:28 → BNA 12:17B6 1807	6h 48m	97%	76%
American Details →	JFK 05:59 → CLT 07:57AA 2643	1h 08m Charlotte	CLT 09:05 → BNA 09:49AA 5083 · flown by PSA	4h 50m	93%	76%
Delta Details →	JFK 12:30 → RDU 14:21DL 5028 · flown by Endeavor	3h 54m Raleigh/Durham	RDU 18:15 → BNA 19:19DL 5152 · flown by Endeavor	7h 49m	99%	72%
Delta Details →	JFK 09:50 → BOS 11:15DL 5733 · flown by Republic	3h 31m Boston	BOS 14:46 → BNA 16:39DL 2677	7h 49m	98%	72%
Delta Details →	JFK 08:40 → ATL 11:14DL 2227	2h 37m Atlanta	ATL 13:51 → BNA 14:00DL 3159	6h 20m	95%	72%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	JFK 17:40 → ATL 20:34DL 2293	56m Atlanta	ATL 21:30 → BNA 21:44DL 3002	5h 04m	75%	55%
American Details →	JFK 17:25 → DFW 20:30AA 606	1h 00m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 21:30 → BNA 23:28AA 2750	7h 03m	60%	18%

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

BOS · 1h 06m · leaves 06:00 6%

CLT · 1h 08m · leaves 05:59 7%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 1h 12m · leaves 13:59 18%

ATL · 56m · leaves 17:40 25%

DFW · 1h 00m · leaves 17:25 40%

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.


JetBlue B6 905 JFK 07:05 → ORD United UA 3634 ORD 12:29 → BNA Connection details →	3h 39m	8h 09m	99%	84%
Delta DL 5765 JFK 06:00 → BOS JetBlue B6 1807 BOS 10:28 → BNA Connection details →	3h 04m	7h 17m	98%	81%
JetBlue B6 883 JFK 05:01 → MCO Southwest WN 4713 MCO 11:00 → BNA Connection details →	3h 17m	7h 59m	95%	77%

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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