Flights Phoenix → Nashville
PHX → BNA
How long is the flight from Phoenix to Nashville?
The flight from Phoenix (PHX) to Nashville (BNA) takes 2h 53m 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 Phoenix to Nashville has a 76% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 12.8 minutes when flights are not on time. The destination airport in Nashville, which opened in 1937, serves approximately 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 Phoenix (PHX) → Nashville (BNA) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 1493 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.74%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.1/100 (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 Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Nashville: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Phoenix (PHX) to Nashville (BNA) heads east for about 2,326 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 53m.
Departures from Phoenix on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 45% of PHX-BNA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Nashville it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,493 tracked PHX-BNA flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 0.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about PHX-BNA
The flight from Phoenix (PHX) to Nashville (BNA) takes 2h 53m 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 Phoenix (PHX) -> Nashville (BNA) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 1493 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Phoenix-Nashville is 0.74% across 1493 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
