UA1261 EWR → BNA

United Airlines · Newark, NJ to Nashville, TN · 229 flights observed, 2025-10-26 to 2026-06-30 · 748 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -7 min, while the worst 10% run +54 min or later.

UA1261 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for EWR → BNA, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
74%
Median delay
-7 min
90th percentile
+54 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How often is UA1261 on time?

Across 229 flights on EWR → BNA from 2025-10-26 to 2026-06-30, UA1261 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 74% of the time. The median arrival delay was -7 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +54 min or later. 3% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time16474%
16-30 min2110%
31-60 min167%
61-120 min167%
2+ hrs42%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-10617%+45 min
2025-112767%+16 min
2025-121267%+3 min
2026-012986%-5 min
2026-022696%-9 min
2026-033155%+25 min
2026-043083%-9 min
2026-053087%-4 min
2026-063063%+11 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon3370%
Tue3379%
Wed2983%
Thu3272%
Fri3269%
Sat3187%
Sun3161%

Based on US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading live conditions and full charts…