Flights Nashville → Houston
BNA → IAH
How long is the flight from Nashville to Houston?
The flight from Nashville (BNA) to Houston (IAH) takes 1h 46m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 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 Houston operates with an 85% on-time performance rate, with the average delay for delayed flights being approximately 13.8 minutes. Over a period of time, this route has seen 437 total flights, connecting two cities served by airports that have been in operation since 1937 and 2005 respectively, with Houston's airport handling nearly 40.98 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.
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The Nashville (BNA) → Houston (IAH) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 1111 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.71%. 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 Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Nashville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Houston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Nashville (BNA) to Houston (IAH) heads south-west for about 1,057 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 46m.
Departures from Nashville on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 44% of BNA-IAH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Nashville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Houston it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,111 tracked BNA-IAH flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 1.7% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about BNA-IAH
The flight from Nashville (BNA) to Houston (IAH) takes 1h 46m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Nashville (BNA) -> Houston (IAH) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 1111 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Nashville-Houston is 1.71% across 1111 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
