AC8856 NashvilleBNA · 15:40 TorontoYYZ · 18:40
AC8856 by Air Canada flies from Nashville (BNA) to Toronto (YYZ) for the Sat, Nov 7 departure.
departs BNA · on schedule
board checked 94m ago · checking again in 45s
⚖ AC8856 typically leaves +14 and lands −42. The air wins minutes back.Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The last 30 days
arrival outcome per operationmedian arrival −42 min · 0 cancelled · 12 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at BNA and YYZ are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
Tomorrow at Nashville
ForecastSun 8 Nov, local date
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
Tomorrow at Toronto
ForecastSun 8 Nov, local date
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Nashville to Toronto flights today
same route · Air CanadaIf AC8856 is cancelled, these are the other Air Canada nonstop flights from Nashville to Toronto on the same day, with scheduled departure times in BNA local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →
How AC8856 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AC8856 across the BNA and YYZ boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~8 min early. Based on 11 confirmed landings · 10/11 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AC8856 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: C-FJZL, C-GJZT, C-FTJZ, C-GJHZ.
Board clocks recorded as BNA and YYZ published them.
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