The flight time from Miami to Nashville is 2 hours, 21 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves MIA Miami, FL 1 minute early.
17 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 55 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives BNA Nashville, TN 3 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
81%
Spirit
75%
American
73%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Miami to Nashville is 2 hours, 21 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 55 minutes.

The flight distance from Miami to Nashville is 806 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Nashville to Miami
2 hours, 12 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 17m
American
2h 22m
Spirit
2h 23m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h2h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

50

Distance

806 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
32
Southwest
13
Spirit
4

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Miami from Nashville by plane?

The distance from Miami to Nashville by plane is 806 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Miami to Nashville?

The flight time from Miami to Nashville is 2 hours, 21 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 55 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 17 minutes, and Spirit the slowest taking 2 hours, 23 minutes.

What airlines fly from Miami to Nashville?

American, Southwest, and Spirit are the airlines with direct flights from Miami to Nashville.

Does Southwest fly from Miami to Nashville?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Miami (MIA) to Nashville (BNA). On average, they have 13 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 Miami 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 17 minutes
In the Air 115 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives Nashville 3 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 Miami to Nashville, Southwest is 81% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 81% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 81% 18% 1%
Spirit 75% 22% 3%
American 73% 25% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Miami 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 15 114 5 137
American 18 116 7 142
Spirit 17 115 7 143

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
10pm 0.9
5am 0.03
1pm 0.53
8am 0.97
8pm 0.17
9pm 0.17
2pm 0.49
6am 0.08
4pm 0.79
5pm 0.74
7pm 0.58
6pm 0.27
7am 0.44
10am 0.06
12pm 0.03
3pm 0.39
9am 0.33
11am 0.05

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Miami 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 248
February 224
March 282
April 227
May 223
June 214
July 189
August 183
September 178
October 204
November 207
December 233

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Miami 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 7.23
Tuesday 6.83
Wednesday 6.62
Thursday 7.54
Friday 7.25
Saturday 7.21
Sunday 7.56

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
American 1
Southwest 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)
10pm 16 113 7 138
5am 15 108 5 128
1pm 15 118 7 143
8am 19 115 6 142
8pm 19 115 7 142
9pm 20 114 7 143
2pm 16 115 7 142
6am 15 113 5 135
4pm 16 116 6 141
5pm 18 113 6 140
7pm 19 116 7 145
6pm 19 110 6 143
7am 13 116 5 137
10am 34 119 7 164
12pm 20 115 8 145
3pm 16 117 7 142
9am 15 117 6 140
11am 19 117 5 143
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.