Flights Charleston → Nashville
CHS → BNA
How long is the flight from Charleston to Nashville?
The flight from Charleston (CHS) to Nashville (BNA) takes about 1h 18m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Charleston to Nashville operates with a 76% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 8.2 minutes when flights are not on time. Over the past year, there have been 235 total flights on this route, connecting the historic cities of Charleston and Nashville, whose respective airports were established in 1941 and 1937. The destination airport serves over 18,990,858 passengers annually, highlighting its significance as a major travel hub.
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 Charleston (CHS) → Nashville (BNA) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 573 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.70%. 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 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Charleston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Nashville: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charleston (CHS) to Nashville (BNA) heads north-west for about 706 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 18m.
Departures from Charleston on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 36% of CHS-BNA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charleston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Nashville it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 573 tracked CHS-BNA flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 0.7% 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 CHS-BNA
The flight from Charleston (CHS) to Nashville (BNA) takes about 1h 18m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Charleston (CHS) -> Nashville (BNA) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 573 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charleston-Nashville is 0.70% across 573 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.
