Flights Nashville → Orlando
BNA → MCO
Route overview
The flight route from Nashville to Orlando operates with a fleet of Canadair Regional Jet 900 and Boeing 737-300 aircraft, completing 917 flights annually. With an on-time performance rate of 67%, the average delay for these flights is approximately 18 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) → Orlando (MCO) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1171 flights monitored in recent months, 69% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.22%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Orlando the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Nashville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Orlando: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Nashville (BNA) to Orlando (MCO) heads south-east for about 993 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 40m.
Departures from Nashville on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 39% of BNA-MCO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Nashville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Orlando it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,171 tracked BNA-MCO flights, 69% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 2.2% 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-MCO
On the Nashville (BNA) -> Orlando (MCO) route, on-time performance is 69% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 1171 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Nashville-Orlando is 2.22% across 1171 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.
