Flights Nashville → New York
BNA → LGA
How long is the flight from Nashville to New York?
The flight from Nashville (BNA) to New York (LGA) takes 1h 43m 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 New York, operating since the opening of Nashville's airport in 1937, sees a total of 1094 flights annually with an on-time performance rate of 73%. The average delay for these flights is approximately 17.4 minutes, and they are primarily conducted using Canadair Regional Jet 700 and 900 aircraft models.
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) → New York (LGA) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines. Across 2700 flights monitored in recent months, 71% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.96%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 29.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Nashville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Nashville (BNA) to New York (LGA) heads north-east for about 1,228 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 43m.
Departures from Nashville on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 39% of BNA-LGA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Nashville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 2,700 tracked BNA-LGA flights, 71% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 5.0% 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about BNA-LGA
The flight from Nashville (BNA) to New York (LGA) takes 1h 43m 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) -> New York (LGA) route, on-time performance is 71% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 2700 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Nashville-New York is 4.96% across 2700 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American 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.
