Flights Chicago → Nashville
ORD → BNA
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Nashville operates with a fleet of aircraft including the Embraer RJ145, Embraer RJ140, Canadair Regional Jet 700, and Embraer 175. With an on-time performance rate of 75%, flights experience an average delay of 19.2 minutes, based on a total of 1288 recorded flights. 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 Chicago (ORD) → Nashville (BNA) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 1664 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.29%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.4/100 (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 (ORD) to Nashville (BNA) heads south for about 659 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 15m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 35% of ORD-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 1,664 tracked ORD-BNA flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 5.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about ORD-BNA
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Nashville (BNA) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 1664 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Nashville is 5.29% across 1664 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, United 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.
