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The flight time from Philadelphia to Nashville is 2 hours, 8 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves PHL Philadelphia, PA 2 minutes early.
17 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 41 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives BNA Nashville, TN 7 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
84%
Spirit
82%
Frontier
81%
American
76%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Philadelphia to Nashville is 2 hours, 8 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 41 minutes.

The flight distance from Philadelphia to Nashville is 675 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Nashville to Philadelphia
1 hour, 58 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 59m
Spirit
2h 4m
Frontier
2h 11m
American
2h 12m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

57

Distance

675 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246810

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
32
Southwest
15
Spirit
5
Frontier
3

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Philadelphia from Nashville by plane?

The distance from Philadelphia to Nashville by plane is 675 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Philadelphia to Nashville?

The flight time from Philadelphia to Nashville is 2 hours, 8 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 41 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 59 minutes, and American the slowest taking 2 hours, 12 minutes.

What airlines fly from Philadelphia to Nashville?

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

Does Southwest fly from Philadelphia to Nashville?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Philadelphia (PHL) to Nashville (BNA). On average, they have 15 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 Philadelphia 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 17 minutes
In the Air 101 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives Nashville 7 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 Philadelphia to Nashville, Southwest is 84% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 84% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 84% 16% 0%
Spirit 82% 15% 3%
Frontier 81% 17% 2%
American 76% 22% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Philadelphia 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 12 100 5 119
Spirit 14 101 6 124
Frontier 17 102 10 131
American 19 102 7 132

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
4pm 0.29
6pm 0.41
3pm 0.79
1pm 0.44
12pm 0.96
7pm 0.96
9am 0.19
6am 0.51
8am 0.79
5am 0.3
8pm 0.61
2pm 0.44
9pm 0.04
5pm 0.43
10am 0.51
7am 0.12
11am 0.32

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Philadelphia 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 230
February 204
March 187
April 213
May 226
June 269
July 299
August 311
September 283
October 276
November 267
December 238

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Philadelphia 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 9.1
Tuesday 7.13
Wednesday 7.56
Thursday 8.81
Friday 9.42
Saturday 6.25
Sunday 9.48

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
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)
4pm 15 105 7 130
6pm 20 102 8 134
3pm 16 100 7 126
1pm 13 101 6 122
12pm 15 101 7 123
7pm 23 101 7 136
9am 20 103 7 132
6am 12 98 5 116
8am 20 101 6 132
5am 12 101 5 118
8pm 15 99 6 121
2pm 16 103 6 127
9pm 12 111 6 134
5pm 22 106 9 141
10am 23 100 8 133
7am 13 99 8 123
11am 17 104 6 128
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.