Flights Atlanta → Nashville
ATL → BNA
Route overview
The flight route from Atlanta to Nashville operates with an average on-time performance rate of 83%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 7.4 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees around 1032 flights using various aircraft models such as the McDonnell Douglas MD-88, Airbus A319, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 717, and Airbus A320, serving Nashville International Airport, which has been in operation since 1937 and currently handles approximately 18,990,858 passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Atlanta (ATL) → Nashville (BNA) route is operated by Air France, Alaska Airlines, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 1303 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.15%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Nashville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Nashville: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to Nashville (BNA) heads north-west for about 344 km, a flight time of roughly 51m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 36% of ATL-BNA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Nashville it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,303 tracked ATL-BNA flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 2.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 59% | 35 min | 4.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about ATL-BNA
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> Nashville (BNA) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 1303 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-Nashville is 2.15% across 1303 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 5 airlines: Air France, Alaska Airlines, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
