Flights Philadelphia → Nashville
PHL → BNA
How long is the flight from Philadelphia to Nashville?
The flight from Philadelphia (PHL) to Nashville (BNA) 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 Philadelphia to Nashville operates with an average on-time performance rate of 76%, and flights typically experience a mean delay of 13.1 minutes. The route sees approximately 687 total flights annually, using primarily Embraer 175 and Embraer 170 aircraft, serving Nashville International Airport, which has been in operation since 1937 and currently handles nearly 18,990,858 passengers per year.
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 Philadelphia (PHL) → Nashville (BNA) route is operated by American Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1763 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.63%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.8/100 (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 Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Nashville: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Philadelphia (PHL) to Nashville (BNA) heads west for about 1,084 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 43m.
Departures from Philadelphia on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 38% of PHL-BNA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Nashville it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,763 tracked PHL-BNA flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 3.6% 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 PHL-BNA
The flight from Philadelphia (PHL) to Nashville (BNA) 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 Philadelphia (PHL) -> Nashville (BNA) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 1763 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Philadelphia-Nashville is 3.63% across 1763 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.
