BNA → DEN Nashville to Denver
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Direct flights from Nashville (BNA) to Denver (DEN): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 53% of the last 15 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. 1 of the 15 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 1,628 km, an estimated 2 hours 35 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Nashville and Denver. Updated 14 September 2026 at 20:03 UTC.
BNA
Nashville
busy · +15
DEN
Denver
smooth · +0
dep bank 06:25–19:30 21x weekly
Runs rough · 3 airlines · 21x weekly · nonstop
53% on time
of the last 15 operated BNA → DEN flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +1 min . 1 of 15 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival +1 min across the last 15 operated legs
Flight time ~2h 35m estimated from route distance
Weekly departures 21x 3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled 6.7% recent route rate · 1 of 15
The week scheduled departures · origin local time
Frontier Airlines Southwest Airlines United Airlines
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it observed on the boards · 7 days
Frontier AirlinesF9
Flights F91401 12:55 daily · F91783 15:14 Mo Fr Sa
Southwest AirlinesWN 50% on time
Flights WN495 varies Tu We Sa Su · WN343 07:50 Sa · WN496 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · WN350 varies Tu Sa
United AirlinesUA 50% on time
Flights UA1716 08:00 daily · UA502 10:40 Mo Th Fr Su · UA1766 14:45 Mo We Th Fr Su · UA2201 17:27 daily
History operated legs · board outcomes
09-14 UA502 dep +137 → arr +97
09-14 WN496 dep +56 → arr +100
09-14 WN497 dep +40 → arr +82
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Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Board tracking
Recent operations · last 7 days + today
Live airport board rows from BNA and DEN, paired departure → arrival per flight and day. Board tracking since Sun, Sep 13 — history builds over 7 days as we poll hub boards up to 4× daily.
Board rows 41 Completed 22 Delayed 13 Cancelled 1 Within 15m 12/22 Median +11m
UA1716 United Airlines
3 days
Tue, Sep 15
1/2 legs · N17279
BNA
Departure
Sched 08:00
Scheduled departure
Mon schedule from board history
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DEN
Arrival
Sched 10:00
Scheduled arrival · landing pending
Mon, Sep 14
2/2 legs · N17279
BNA
Departure
08:36
Departed · Sched 08:0036m late
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DEN
Arrival
10:54
Landed · Sched 10:0054m late
Sun, Sep 13
2/2 legs · N47275
BNA
Departure
08:11
Departed · Sched 08:0011m late
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DEN
Arrival
09:52
Landed · Sched 10:008m early
Full UA1716 history →
WN495 Southwest Airlines
2 days
Tue, Sep 15
1/2 legs · N8919K
BNA
Departure
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
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DEN
Arrival
Sched 08:10
Scheduled arrival · landing pending
Sun, Sep 13
1/2 legs · N8727M
BNA
Departure
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
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DEN
Arrival
07:16
Landed · Sched 07:151m late
Full WN495 history →
WN496 Southwest Airlines
3 days
BNA
Departure
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
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DEN
Arrival
Sched 09:50
Scheduled arrival · landing pending
Mon, Sep 14
2/2 legs · N8520Q
BNA
Departure
09:11
Departed · Sched 08:1556m late
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DEN
Arrival
11:40
Landed · Sched 10:00100m late
Sun, Sep 13
1/2 legs · N8745K
BNA
Departure
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
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DEN
Arrival
09:01
Landed · Sched 09:001m late
Full WN496 history →
F91401 Frontier Airlines
2 days
Mon, Sep 14
1/2 legs · N626FR
BNA
Departure
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
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DEN
Arrival
Sched 22:35
Scheduled arrival · landing pending
Sun, Sep 13
2/2 legs · N763FR
BNA
Departure
15:17
Departed · Sched 15:143m late
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DEN
Arrival
16:48
Landed · Sched 17:1628m early
Full F91401 history →
F91783 Frontier Airlines
1 day
Mon, Sep 14
2/2 legs · N721FR
BNA
Departure
Sched 15:14
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
17:06
Est. · Sched 17:1610m early
Full F91783 history →
UA1766 United Airlines
2 days
Mon, Sep 14
2/2 legs · N66825
BNA
Departure
Sched 14:45
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
16:28
Est. · Sched 16:4517m early
Sun, Sep 13
2/2 legs · N62883
BNA
Departure
15:00
Departed · Sched 14:4515m late
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DEN
Arrival
16:31
Landed · Sched 16:4514m early
Full UA1766 history →
UA2201 United Airlines
2 days
Mon, Sep 14
2/2 legs · N834UA
BNA
Departure
Sched 17:27
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
Sched 19:28
Scheduled arrival · landing pending
Sun, Sep 13
2/2 legs · N846UA
BNA
Departure
Sched 17:27
Scheduled time only · no board update captured
→
DEN
Arrival
Sched 19:28
Cancelled
Full UA2201 history →
UA502 United Airlines
2 days
Mon, Sep 14
2/2 legs · N77592
BNA
Departure
12:52
Departed · Sched 10:35137m late
→
DEN
Arrival
14:12
Est. · Sched 12:3597m late
Sun, Sep 13
2/2 legs · N77543
BNA
Departure
10:49
Departed · Sched 10:409m late
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DEN
Arrival
12:33
Landed · Sched 12:407m early
Full UA502 history →
WN497 Southwest Airlines
2 days
Mon, Sep 14
2/2 legs · N8975K
BNA
Departure
13:05
Departed · Sched 12:2540m late
→
DEN
Arrival
15:32
Est. · Sched 14:1082m late
Sun, Sep 13
1/2 legs · N8565Z
BNA
Departure
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
→
DEN
Arrival
14:13
Landed · Sched 13:4528m late
Full WN497 history →
WN499 Southwest Airlines
1 day
Mon, Sep 14
2/2 legs · N8891Q
BNA
Departure
14:42
Est. · Sched 14:357m late
→
DEN
Arrival
17:45
Est. · Sched 16:2085m late
Full WN499 history →
WN500 Southwest Airlines
2 days
Mon, Sep 14
2/2 legs · N8562Z
BNA
Departure
Sched 18:10
Scheduled departure
→
DEN
Arrival
20:50
Est. · Sched 20:0050m late
Sun, Sep 13
1/2 legs · N9027S
BNA
Departure
—
Board row not captured for this rotation yet.
→
DEN
Arrival
17:07
Landed · Sched 16:0067m late
Full WN500 history →
WN1579 Southwest Airlines
1 day
Sun, Sep 13
2/2 legs · N8836Q
BNA
Departure
22:12
Departed · Sched 21:5517m late
→
DEN
Arrival
23:42
Landed · Sched 23:453m early
Full WN1579 history →
WN4756 Southwest Airlines
1 day
Sun, Sep 13
2/2 legs · N8961K
BNA
Departure
Sched 17:10
Scheduled time only · no board update captured
→
DEN
Arrival
18:57
Landed · Sched 19:003m early
Full WN4756 history →
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BNA to DEN questions
Is BNA–DEN running on time right now? Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at BNA is the weaker end, route health score 90/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Morning or evening flight on BNA–DEN? Operators schedule morning departures around 07:50 and evening departures around 17:27 from BNA. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DEN delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
How long is the flight from BNA to DEN? Great-circle distance is 1,628 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 145–170 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does BNA–DEN fly? 3 carriers operate this route, around 75 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.