The flight time from Nashville to Orlando is 1 hour, 47 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves BNA Nashville, TN on time.
13 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 24 minutes in the air
8 minutes taxiing in
Arrives MCO Orlando, FL 3 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
81%
Frontier
67%
Spirit
63%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Nashville to Orlando is 1 hour, 47 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 24 minutes.

The flight distance from Nashville to Orlando is 616 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Orlando to Nashville
1 hour, 57 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 44m
Spirit
1h 52m
Frontier
1h 54m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

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

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

61

Distance

616 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246810

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
38
Spirit
19
Frontier
3

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Nashville from Orlando by plane?

The distance from Nashville to Orlando by plane is 616 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Nashville to Orlando?

The flight time from Nashville to Orlando is 1 hour, 47 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 24 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 44 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 1 hour, 54 minutes.

What airlines fly from Nashville to Orlando?

Southwest, Frontier, and Spirit are the airlines with direct flights from Nashville to Orlando.

Does Southwest fly from Nashville to Orlando?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Nashville (BNA) to Orlando (MCO). On average, they have 38 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 Nashville on time
Taxi Out Time 13 minutes
In the Air 84 minutes
Taxiing In 8 minutes
Arrives Orlando 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 Nashville to Orlando, 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%
Frontier 67% 27% 6%
Spirit 63% 34% 3%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Nashville and Orlando, 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 83 7 104
Spirit 14 84 11 112
Frontier 16 84 12 114

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
12pm 0.52
2pm 0.43
1pm 0.25
9am 0.4
4pm 0.57
3pm 0.78
7am 0.25
10am 0.14
5pm 0.44
6pm 0.97
8am 0.92
9pm 0.73
8pm 0.27
5am 0.76
11am 0.41
7pm 0.28
10pm 0.25
6am 0.19

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Nashville to Orlando 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 266
February 255
March 287
April 267
May 270
June 255
July 272
August 245
September 209
October 304
November 276
December 280

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Nashville to Orlando 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 8.87
Tuesday 7.69
Wednesday 8.23
Thursday 8.12
Friday 8.83
Saturday 10.65
Sunday 8.88

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 1
Spirit 0
Frontier 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)
12pm 13 83 9 108
2pm 13 84 9 110
1pm 13 84 7 105
9am 13 84 8 105
4pm 14 84 9 110
3pm 13 86 8 108
7am 13 83 8 106
10am 15 84 8 109
5pm 13 84 9 108
6pm 14 84 11 112
8am 12 84 8 105
9pm 12 83 7 103
8pm 12 81 7 101
5am 12 83 8 104
11am 13 84 9 108
7pm 13 83 10 110
10pm 11 80 6 98
6am 13 83 7 104
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.