Flights Nashville → Jacksonville
BNA → JAX
Route overview
The flight route from Nashville to Jacksonville operates with a Boeing 737-300 aircraft and has seen 280 flights, of which 71% were on time. The average delay for this route is 12.8 minutes, indicating generally reliable service despite occasional delays.
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) → Jacksonville (JAX) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 359 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.95%. 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 Jacksonville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Nashville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Jacksonville: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Nashville (BNA) to Jacksonville (JAX) heads south-east for about 779 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 24m.
Departures from Nashville on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 37% of BNA-JAX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Nashville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Jacksonville it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 359 tracked BNA-JAX flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 1.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about BNA-JAX
On the Nashville (BNA) -> Jacksonville (JAX) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 359 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Nashville-Jacksonville is 1.95% across 359 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
