The flight time from Boston to Nashville is 2 hours, 45 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves BOS Boston, MA on time.
16 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 19 minutes in the air
8 minutes taxiing in
Arrives BNA Nashville, TN 5 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
82%
Delta
81%
JetBlue
71%
Spirit
70%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Boston to Nashville is 2 hours, 45 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 19 minutes.

The flight distance from Boston to Nashville is 942 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Nashville to Boston
2 hours, 26 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 37m
Spirit
2h 42m
JetBlue
2h 48m
Delta
2h 51m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

44

Distance

942 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
14
Delta
14
JetBlue
13
Spirit
2

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Boston from Nashville by plane?

The distance from Boston to Nashville by plane is 942 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Boston to Nashville?

The flight time from Boston to Nashville is 2 hours, 45 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 19 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 37 minutes, and Delta the slowest taking 2 hours, 51 minutes.

What airlines fly from Boston to Nashville?

JetBlue, Spirit, Delta, and Southwest are the airlines with direct flights from Boston to Nashville.

Does Southwest fly from Boston to Nashville?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Boston (BOS) to Nashville (BNA). On average, they have 14 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Boston on time
Taxi Out Time 16 minutes
In the Air 139 minutes
Taxiing In 8 minutes
Arrives Nashville 5 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Boston to Nashville, Southwest is 82% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 82% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 82% 17% 1%
Delta 81% 17% 2%
JetBlue 71% 28% 1%
Spirit 70% 28% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Boston and Nashville, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Southwest 12 137 5 157
Spirit 14 138 7 162
JetBlue 17 138 9 168
Delta 19 141 8 171

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
7pm 0.6
1pm 0.26
3pm 0.44
6am 0.72
12pm 0.34
11am 0.27
6pm 0.29
10am 0.28
8pm 0.18
7am 0.44
5pm 0.41
4pm 0.67
5am 0.87
8am 0.26
2pm 0.3

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Boston to Nashville that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 140
February 129
March 147
April 143
May 204
June 197
July 200
August 199
September 242
October 288
November 228
December 222

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Boston to Nashville that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 6.58
Tuesday 6.63
Wednesday 6.65
Thursday 6.6
Friday 6.62
Saturday 5.17
Sunday 6.73

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
Southwest 0
Delta 0
JetBlue 0
Spirit 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
7pm 15 141 6 163
1pm 15 137 8 165
3pm 18 144 9 174
6am 18 136 8 164
12pm 14 138 8 161
11am 16 139 9 165
6pm 17 135 9 164
10am 16 138 8 164
8pm 15 139 7 162
7am 21 141 8 174
5pm 19 141 8 172
4pm 18 140 9 172
5am 11 136 5 155
8am 17 142 8 172
2pm 12 135 5 153
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.