Flights Nashville → Detroit
BNA → DTW
Route overview
The flight route from Nashville to Detroit operates with a Boeing 737-800 and Airbus A320, serving the busy Detroit Metropolitan Airport which sees over 28 million passengers annually. With 554 total flights recorded, this route has an on-time performance rate of 79%, with an average delay of 10.5 minutes.
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 Nashville (BNA) → Detroit (DTW) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines. Across 719 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.09%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Nashville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Detroit: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Nashville (BNA) to Detroit (DTW) heads north for about 735 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 20m.
Departures from Nashville on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 42% of BNA-DTW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Nashville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Detroit it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 719 tracked BNA-DTW flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 2.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about BNA-DTW
On the Nashville (BNA) -> Detroit (DTW) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 719 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Nashville-Detroit is 2.09% across 719 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Delta Air Lines, 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.
