How far is memphis, tennessee by plane

What's the distance to Memphis from me?

 driving distance in miles

Compare the distances and find out how far are we from Memphis by plane or car.

 flight distance in miles

 Travel time to Memphis, TN

How long does it take to drive?

This depends on how many miles Memphis is from your current location, and takes into account average driving times with traffic and highways or local roads.

How long does it take to fly?

The flight time from Memphis, Tennessee to Nashville, Tennessee is:

35 minutes

In-air flight time: 35 minutes
From gate to gate: 59 minutes
Constant 500 mph: 24 minutes

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Flying time from Memphis, TN to Nashville, TN

The total flight duration from Memphis, TN to Nashville, TN is 35 minutes.

This is the average in-air flight time (wheels up to wheels down on the runway) based on actual flights taken over the past year, including routes like MEM to BNA. It covers the entire time on a typical commercial flight including take-off and landing.

If you're planning a trip, you should also factor in extra time for the plane to pull back from the gate and taxi to the runway, as well as reaching the destination gate after landing. If you include this extra time on the tarmac, the average total elapsed time from gate to gate flying from Memphis, TN to Nashville, TN is 59 minutes.

Finally, pilots might want to estimate the flight time using an average flight speed for a commercial airliner of 500 mph, which is equivalent to 805 km/h or 434 knots. If you don't add any extra time to increase or decrease speed for take-off and landing, then at constant speed your flight time would be 24 minutes.

If you're booking a flight, make sure you check the scheduled departure and arrival times. You should also factor in airport wait times and possible equipment or weather delays. If you're trying to figure out what time you'll arrive at the destination, you may want to see if there's a time difference between Memphis, TN and Nashville, TN.

The calculation of flight time is based on the straight line distance from Memphis, TN to Nashville, TN ("as the crow flies"), which is about 197 miles or 316 kilometers.

Your trip begins in Memphis, Tennessee.
It ends in Nashville, Tennessee.

Your flight direction from Memphis, TN to Nashville, TN is East (68 degrees from North).

The flight time calculator measures the average flight duration between points. It uses the great circle formula to compute the travel mileage.

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Travelmath provides an online flight time calculator for all types of travel routes. You can enter airports, cities, states, countries, or zip codes to find the flying time between any two points. The database uses the great circle distance and the average airspeed of a commercial airliner to figure out how long a typical flight would take. Find your travel time to estimate the length of a flight between airports, or ask how long it takes to fly from one city to another.

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