Flights Cincinnati → Nashville
CVG → BNA
How long is the flight from Cincinnati to Nashville?
The flight from Cincinnati (CVG) to Nashville (BNA) takes about 53 min. 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 Cincinnati to Nashville has an on-time performance rate of 81%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of just six minutes. The destination airport, which opened in 1937, serves over eighteen million passengers annually, highlighting its significance as a major transportation 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 Cincinnati (CVG) → Nashville (BNA) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 338 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.30%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.9/100 (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 Cincinnati the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Nashville: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Cincinnati (CVG) to Nashville (BNA) heads south-west for about 370 km, a flight time of roughly 53m.
Departures from Cincinnati on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 44% of CVG-BNA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Cincinnati the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Nashville it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 338 tracked CVG-BNA flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 0.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about CVG-BNA
The flight from Cincinnati (CVG) to Nashville (BNA) takes about 53 min. 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 Cincinnati (CVG) -> Nashville (BNA) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 338 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Cincinnati-Nashville is 0.30% across 338 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Nashville, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
