Flights New York → Nashville
JFK → BNA
How long is the flight from New York to Nashville?
The flight from New York (JFK) to Nashville (BNA) takes 1h 35m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
This flight route connects New York to Nashville, featuring an on-time performance rate of 79%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 11.2 minutes. The aircraft used for this route include the Embraer RJ145 and Canadair Regional Jet 900, operating from New York's historic airport, which opened in 1948, to Nashville International Airport, established in 1937 and serving over 18,990,858 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 New York (JFK) → Nashville (BNA) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 1480 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.88%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Nashville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from New York the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Nashville: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (JFK) to Nashville (BNA) heads west for about 1,230 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 35m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 48% of JFK-BNA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Nashville it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,480 tracked JFK-BNA flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 5.9% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about JFK-BNA
The flight from New York (JFK) to Nashville (BNA) takes 1h 35m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the New York (JFK) -> Nashville (BNA) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 1480 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-Nashville is 5.88% across 1480 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines.
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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.
