Flights Nashville → Philadelphia
BNA → PHL
How long is the flight from Nashville to Philadelphia?
The flight from Nashville (BNA) to Philadelphia (PHL) takes 1h 25m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight 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 Philadelphia operates with a Boeing 737-300 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 75%, with the average delay being approximately 16 minutes. Over the past year, there have been 689 flights on this route, connecting passengers from Nashville International Airport, which opened in 1937, to one of the busiest airports in the United States, Philadelphia International Airport, serving over 28 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) → Philadelphia (PHL) route is operated by American Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1743 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 3.73%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 28.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Nashville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Philadelphia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Nashville (BNA) to Philadelphia (PHL) heads north-east for about 1,084 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 25m.
Departures from Nashville on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 38% of BNA-PHL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Nashville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Philadelphia it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,743 tracked BNA-PHL flights, 71% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 3.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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-PHL
The flight from Nashville (BNA) to Philadelphia (PHL) takes 1h 25m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Nashville (BNA) -> Philadelphia (PHL) route, on-time performance is 71% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 1743 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Nashville-Philadelphia is 3.73% across 1743 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, 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.
