CLE → BNACleveland to Nashville

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Direct flights from Cleveland (CLE) to Nashville (BNA): 20 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 86% of the last 21 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 16 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 23 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 721 km, an estimated 1 hour 25 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Cleveland and Nashville. Updated 14 November 2026 at 15:03 UTC.

Today, CLE → BNA

Sat 14 Nov · local times
WN4588SouthwestIn the air, 40 min late

Left CLE at 07:05, 40 min after its 06:25 slot.

Landing
07:14BNA board estimate · sched 07:20
Track WN4588 →
  1. 06:25 WN4588Southwest Left 07:05 +40 BNA est. 07:14In the air · sched 07:20

Checked CLE board 10:03 · BNA board 06:03

CLE Cleveland busy · +23
BNA Nashville disrupted · +348
721 km · ~1h 25m est.
dep bank 06:20–20:5520x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 20x weekly · nonstop
86% on time

of the last 21 tracked CLE → BNA flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −16 min. 0 of 23 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−16 minacross the last 21 arrivals
Flight time~1h 25mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures20x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 23

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Southwest 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
Southwest AirlinesWN100% on time

Flights WN4588 varies daily · WN1200 13:20 daily · WN1201 20:55 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-14WN4588departed+40
11-13WN1200dep +13 → arr−11
11-13WN4588dep +9 → arr−26
11-12ERY97dep +63 → arr+71
11-12VJA508dep +40 → arr+49
11-12WN1200dep +12 → arr−14
11-12WN1201dep +39 → arr+12
11-12WN4588dep +16 → arr−15
11-11LXJ439departed+0
11-11WN1200dep +13 → arr−18
11-11WN1201dep +11 → arr−11
11-11WN4588dep +21 → arr−16
11-10LXJ439arrived+66
11-10WN1201dep +5 → arr−31
11-10WN4588dep +12 → arr−25
11-09WN1200dep +12 → arr−22
11-09WN1201dep +15 → arr−8
11-09WN4588dep +5 → arr−34
11-08WN1200dep +13 → arr−19
11-08WN1201dep +36 → arr+10
11-08WN4588dep −3 → arr−41
11-07WN1200dep +6 → arr−24
11-07WN4588dep +4 → arr−42

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
CLECleveland +23 min busy ⛅ mostly cloudy · NW 11 kt Full CLE delay board →
BNANashville +348 min disrupted 🌤 few clouds · NW 5 kt Full BNA delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at CLE: a 43% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +15 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Cleveland to Nashville route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CLE to BNA flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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CLE to BNA questions

Is CLE–BNA running on time right now?

Significant delay risk. The arrival side at BNA is the weaker end, route health score 35/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on CLE–BNA?

Operators schedule evening departures around 20:55 from CLE. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the BNA delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from CLE to BNA?

Great-circle distance is 721 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 81–92 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CLE–BNA fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 20 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.