Flights Nashville → Denver
BNA → DEN
How long is the flight from Nashville to Denver?
The flight from Nashville (BNA) to Denver (DEN) takes 2h 17m on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 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 Nashville to Denver, operating primarily with Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft, has a punctuality rate of 74%, with an average delay of 15.9 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 844 flights, connecting the historic Nashville International Airport, which opened in 1937, to the bustling Denver International Airport that began operations in 1989 and currently serves over 82 million 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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Nashville (BNA) → Denver (DEN) route is operated by Frontier Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 2260 flights monitored in recent months, 68% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.06%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Nashville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Denver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Nashville (BNA) to Denver (DEN) heads west for about 1,628 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 17m.
Departures from Nashville on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 35% of BNA-DEN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Nashville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Denver it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 2,260 tracked BNA-DEN flights, 68% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 1.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
| Frontier Airlines (F9) | 74% | 11 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about BNA-DEN
The flight from Nashville (BNA) to Denver (DEN) takes 2h 17m on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Nashville (BNA) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 68% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 2260 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Nashville-Denver is 1.06% across 2260 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Frontier Airlines, United Airlines, 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.
