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Best Airline: PHL to BNA

Philadelphia to Nashville — airline reliability comparison

Republic Airways is the most reliable airline on the PHL to BNA route with a 89% on-time rate, compared to Frontier Airlines at 73%. Based on 889 flights tracked.

This route involves weather-prone airports, which can affect reliability regardless of airline.

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated October 2026.

On-Time Rate by Airline

Republic Airways89%
Spirit Airlines82%
PSA Airlines81%
Southwest Airlines81%
American Airlines74%
Frontier Airlines73%

PHL to BNA Airline Comparison

AirlineOn-Time %Cancel %Avg DelayFlights
Republic AirwaysYXBest89%1.0%40m889
Spirit AirlinesNK82%1.8%64m797
PSA AirlinesOH81%2.9%74m1,327
Southwest AirlinesWN81%0.9%58m2,965
American AirlinesAA74%1.7%76m3,269
Frontier AirlinesF9Worst73%3.4%80m539

Route Overview

78%
Overall On-Time
70m
Avg Delay
1.8%
Cancel Rate
9,941
Total Flights
PHL to BNA Route DetailsReturn: BNA to PHL
PHL AirportBNA Airport

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Data last updated October 2026. Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics.