Flights Newark → Nashville
EWR → BNA
Route overview
The flight route from Newark to Nashville has an on-time performance rate of 86%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of just 3.6 minutes. Since its origin airport in Newark opened in 2001, this route connects to Nashville's much older airport which was established back in 1937 and currently handles over 18.9 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 Newark (EWR) → Nashville (BNA) route is operated by United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 511 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.31%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Nashville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Nashville: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Newark (EWR) to Nashville (BNA) heads west for about 1,201 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 55m.
Departures from Newark on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 40% of EWR-BNA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Nashville it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 511 tracked EWR-BNA flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 5 min and a 4.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about EWR-BNA
On the Newark (EWR) -> Nashville (BNA) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 511 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Newark-Nashville is 4.31% across 511 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: United 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.
