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 5% of the time at 8 am and almost half the time at 5 pm.

Nonstops


Delta	LAX	BNA	4h 07m	86%	1.4%	910	Flying now
Southwest	LAX	BNA	3h 55m	79%	0.7%	910	Flying now
American	LAX	BNA	4h 08m	77%	0.5%	444	Flying now
Spirit	LAX	BNA	4h 05m	91%	1.8%	56	Not 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 2 h ahead of Los Angeles). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	LAX 22:05 → MCO 06:00WN 2409	1h 35m Orlando	MCO 07:35 → BNA 08:35 +1WN 550	8h 30m	98%	92%
United Details →	LAX 23:30 → ORD 05:46UA 1962	2h 54m Chicago	ORD 08:40 → BNA 10:34 +1UA 5304 · flown by SkyWest	9h 04m	100%	91%
American Details →	LAX 22:39 → RDU 06:34AA 1852	3h 26m Raleigh/Durham	RDU 10:00 → BNA 10:47 +1AA 4344 · flown by Republic	10h 08m	98%	89%
Delta Details →	LAX 21:45 → ATL 05:01DL 783	3h 30m Atlanta	ATL 08:31 → BNA 08:43 +1DL 3069	8h 58m	99%	89%
American Details →	LAX 22:00 → MIA 06:14AA 1221	2h 07m Miami	MIA 08:21 → BNA 09:47 +1AA 1521	9h 45m	95%	88%
Southwest Details →	LAX 23:40 → HOU 05:00WN 2402	2h 10m Houston	HOU 07:10 → BNA 09:10 +1WN 1954	7h 30m	98%	88%
United Details →	LAX 21:30 → IAD 05:36UA 2632	2h 54m Dulles	IAD 08:30 → BNA 09:29 +1UA 1366	9h 59m	98%	87%
Delta Details →	LAX 23:58 → ATL 07:25DL 320	3h 56m Atlanta	ATL 11:21 → BNA 11:33 +1DL 2867	9h 35m	100%	87%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	LAX 10:40 → MIA 19:00AA 3016	1h 03m Miami	MIA 20:03 → BNA 21:26AA 2833	8h 47m	69%	45%
United Details →	LAX 10:45 → ORD 17:04UA 2113	54m Chicago	ORD 17:58 → BNA 19:44UA 2784	6h 59m	68%	41%
American Details →	LAX 12:18 → PHL 20:39AA 3319	51m Philadelphia	PHL 21:30 → BNA 22:46AA 2277	8h 28m	70%	41%

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

ORD · 1h 02m · leaves 05:10 2%

MDW · 1h 20m · leaves 23:55 4%

PDX · 1h 09m · leaves 07:00 4%

Afternoon and evening

MDW · 1h 00m · leaves 11:45 45%

ATL · 46m · leaves 09:33 49%

DFW · 58m · leaves 13:53 53%

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 4087 LAX 18:15 → SAN Southwest WN 3480 SAN 22:40 → BNA Connection details →	3h 24m	8h 30m	99%	91%
Southwest WN 116 LAX 05:05 → PHX American AA 3073 PHX 08:30 → BNA Connection details →	2h 00m	6h 57m	100%	86%
United UA 353 LAX 22:35 → ORD American AA 3439 ORD 08:29 → BNA Connection details →	3h 38m	9h 37m	99%	85%

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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