Flights Chicago → Nashville
MDW → BNA
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Nashville operates with a high level of punctuality, with 78% of flights arriving on time. Over the past year, there have been 449 total flights along this route, experiencing an average delay of 11.3 minutes when delays do occur. The destination airport in Nashville, which opened in 1937, serves over 18,990,858 passengers annually, making it a major hub for air travel in the region.
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 Chicago (MDW) → Nashville (BNA) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 601 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.66%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.5/100 (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 Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Nashville: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (MDW) to Nashville (BNA) heads south for about 636 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 13m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 38% of MDW-BNA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Nashville it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 601 tracked MDW-BNA flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 3.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about MDW-BNA
On the Chicago (MDW) -> Nashville (BNA) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 601 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Nashville is 3.66% across 601 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.
