What is the TSA wait at BNA right now?
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Nashville International Airport (BNA). We will not estimate one.
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Nashville International Airport TSA wait times
BNA · KBNA · Nashville, Tennessee
Security wait
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Nashville International Airport (BNA). We will not estimate one.
PreCheck
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CLEAR
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Departure delays
Historical on-time performance. Not a live delay.
71%
On-time departures, September 2025 through August 2026. A departure is on time when it left less than 15 minutes late.
Flights out of Nashville International Airport left on time 71% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (47%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 60 minutes. 2% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
The highest on-time month was September 2025 (82%). The lowest was July 2026 (60%).
| Cause | Delay minutes | Share of delay minutes |
|---|---|---|
| late-arriving aircraft | 807,424 | 47% |
| the airline | 536,353 | 31% |
| the national airspace system | 325,875 | 19% |
| weather | 50,127 | 3% |
| security | 2,650 | 0% |
When to be at the airport
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Nearby airports
- Huntsville International Airport HSV · Huntsville103 mi
- Northwest Alabama Regional Airport MSL · Muscle Shoals109 mi
- Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) CHA · Chattanooga112 mi
- Owensboro Daviess County Airport OWB · Owensboro115 mi
- McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport MKL · Jackson130 mi
Distances are straight-line miles.
Airport details
- Runways
- 4
- Longest runway
- 13/31, 11,030 ft
- Longest runway width
- 150 ft
- Longest runway surface
- CONC
- Longest runway lighting
- HIGH
- Elevation
- 599 ft
- CY2024 enplanements
- 12,058,688
- Facility use
- Public
- Ownership
- Public
- Part 139 certificate code
- I D
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Airframe repair
- MAJOR
- Powerplant repair
- MAJOR
- Last inspection
- 2025/06/13
FAA facility record date 2026/10/01. Runways: BTS NTAD Runways. Facility facts: BTS NTAD Aviation Facilities. Enplanements: FAA CY2024 commercial service.
Questions
Does TSACheck have a live security wait for BNA?
No. TSACheck has no live feed and no historical wait for Nashville International Airport (BNA).
How often do flights leave BNA on time?
Flights out of Nashville International Airport left on time 71% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (47%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 60 minutes. 2% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
How early should I get to BNA?
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Which airports are near BNA?
The nearest airports in this list are Huntsville International Airport (HSV), 103 straight-line miles; Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL), 109 straight-line miles; Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) (CHA), 112 straight-line miles; Owensboro Daviess County Airport (OWB), 115 straight-line miles; McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL), 130 straight-line miles.