SDF → BNALouisville to Nashville

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Direct flights from Louisville (SDF) to Nashville (BNA): 18 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 88% of the last 16 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 6 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 17 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 243 km, an estimated 49 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Louisville and Nashville. Updated 4 November 2026 at 16:03 UTC.

Today, SDF → BNA

Wed 4 Nov · local times
  1. 07:20 WN3813Southwest Left 07:31 +11 Landed 07:23 −4

Checked SDF board 10:03 · BNA board 10:03

SDF Louisville smooth · +2
BNA Nashville smooth · +0
243 km · ~0h 49m est.
dep bank 07:10–18:1518x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 18x weekly · nonstop
88% on time

of the last 16 tracked SDF → BNA flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −6 min. 0 of 17 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−6 minacross the last 16 arrivals
Flight time~0h 49mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures18x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 17

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 AirlinesWN93% on time

Flights WN2386 07:10 Tu We · WN4867 07:15 Mo Th Fr Sa · WN3813 varies Mo Tu We Su · WN1082 16:00 Tu We Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-04WN3813dep +11 → arr−4
11-03WN3813dep −2 → arr−16
11-03WN483dep +31 → arr+11
11-02WN1162dep +97 → arr+68
11-02WN3813dep +3 → arr−30
11-01WN1162dep +28 → arr−3
11-01WN3813dep +6 → arr−30
10-31WN1564dep +11 → arr−3
10-31WN2507dep +14 → arr−6
10-30WN2630dep +10 → arr−111
10-30WN4867dep +5 → arr−8
10-29NXC2222departed+0
10-29WN2630dep +8 → arr−12
10-29WN4867dep +7 → arr−6
10-28LXJ538dep +27 → arr+38
10-28WN1082dep +28 → arr−4
10-28WN2386dep +6 → arr−8

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
SDFLouisville +2 min smooth ⛅ overcast · W 7 kt Full SDF delay board →
BNANashville +0 min smooth 🌫 overcast · N 0 kt Full BNA delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SDF and BNA: a 31% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +7 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Louisville to Nashville route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SDF 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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SDF to BNA questions

Is SDF–BNA running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SDF–BNA?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:10 and evening departures around 17:35 from SDF. 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 SDF to BNA?

Great-circle distance is 243 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 47–51 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SDF–BNA fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 18 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.