Flights Boston → Nashville
BOS → BNA
How long is the flight from Boston to Nashville?
The flight from Boston (BOS) to Nashville (BNA) takes 2h 15m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Boston to Nashville has a 74% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 13.5 minutes when flights are not on schedule. The destination airport in Nashville, which opened in 1937, serves over 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 Boston (BOS) → Nashville (BNA) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 1744 flights monitored in recent months, 70% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.81%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Nashville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Boston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Nashville: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Boston (BOS) to Nashville (BNA) heads west for about 1,514 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 15m.
Departures from Boston on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 38% of BOS-BNA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Boston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Nashville it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,744 tracked BOS-BNA flights, 70% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 2.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about BOS-BNA
The flight from Boston (BOS) to Nashville (BNA) takes 2h 15m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Boston (BOS) -> Nashville (BNA) route, on-time performance is 70% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 1744 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Boston-Nashville is 2.81% across 1744 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest 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.
