WN490 BNA → DCA

Southwest Airlines · Nashville, TN to Washington, DC · 50 flights observed, 2026-01-06 to 2026-03-04 · 562 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 +75 min or later.

WN490 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for BNA → DCA, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
71%
Median delay
+7 min
90th percentile
+75 min
Cancellation rate
4%

How often is WN490 on time?

Across 50 flights on BNA → DCA from 2026-01-06 to 2026-03-04, WN490 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 71% of the time. The median arrival delay was +7 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +75 min or later. 4% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time3471%
16-30 min36%
31-60 min510%
61-120 min510%
2+ hrs12%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-012075%+24 min
2026-022467%+19 min
2026-03475%+15 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon786%
Tue956%
Wed967%
Thu875%
Fri863%
SatNo data—
Sun786%

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