Nashville

BNA · KBNA

Nashville International Airport

36.12°, -86.68°TN, United States

Passengers a year

26.3M

#25 busiest in the U.S.

126

nonstop destinations

airlines

318

departures a day

76.5%

arrivals on time

1.5%

flights cancelled

78.4%

load factor

Nashville Int'l (BNA) airport diagram — runway and taxiway layout, drawn to scale — Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, August 2025 – July 2026.

Airlines

Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at Nashville, with 58% of all passengers. 55 airlines fly from here.

Southwest 58%

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

Southwest Airlines holds 58% of the airport — the 13th most concentrated of 30 large hubs. The nearest comparison is MIA at 63%.

Airline	Share	Passengers	Dests	On time · mainline	Seats YoY
WN Southwest78% full	57.7%	15.2M	81	77.3%	+15.7%
AA American77% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by Republic, Envoy, PSA, SkyWest, Piedmont	12.7%	3.3M	14	69.9%	+4.1%
DL Delta80% fullDelta Connection · operated by Endeavor, Republic, SkyWest	11.4%	3M	13	81.2%	+6%
UA United81% fullUnited Express · operated by SkyWest, Republic, Mesa, CommuteAir, GoJet	7.3%	1.9M	6	76.1%	+5.5%
G4 Allegiant82% full	2.3%	600.4K	27	75%	-13.2%
+Other airlines	8.5%	2.2M	—	—	—

Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.

Destinations

111 domestic and 15 international nonstop destinations from Nashville, across 10 countries.

98% domestic · 2% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

Denver (DEN)
511.5K511,500 departing · 83% full
Southwest Airlines · United Airlines · Frontier Airlines
Atlanta (ATL)
511.3K511,252 departing · 78% full
Delta Air Lines · Southwest Airlines
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
447.1K447,052 departing · 78% full
American Airlines · Frontier Airlines
Orlando (MCO)
443.6K443,562 departing · 76% full
Southwest Airlines · Spirit Airlines · Frontier Airlines
Charlotte (CLT)
400.2K400,183 departing · 76% full
American Airlines · Southwest Airlines
Chicago (ORD)
396.8K396,845 departing · 77% full
United Airlines · American Airlines · Southwest Airlines · Frontier Airlines
New York (LGA)
394.7K394,722 departing · 85% full
Southwest Airlines · Delta Air Lines · American Airlines
Phoenix (PHX)
342.7K342,725 departing · 85% full
Southwest Airlines · American Airlines
Boston (BOS)
331.4K331,409 departing · 83% full
Southwest Airlines · JetBlue Airways · Delta Air Lines
Los Angeles (LAX)
320.8K320,769 departing · 79% full
Southwest Airlines · Delta Air Lines · American Airlines · Spirit Airlines

Top international destinations

London, United Kingdom (LHR)
83.9K83,907 departing · 169.8K169,842 both ways
British Airways
Toronto, Canada (YYZ)
72.1K72,059 departing · 148.4K148,359 both ways
Air Canada Rouge · Air Canada · WestJet
Cancún, Mexico (CUN)
45.7K45,721 departing · 91.8K91,839 both ways
Southwest Airlines · American Airlines · Delta Air Lines
Calgary, Canada (YYC)
29.2K29,248 departing · 60.7K60,684 both ways
WestJet
Dublin, Ireland (DUB)
26.9K26,949 departing · 55.3K55,324 both ways
Aer Lingus
Montréal, Canada (YUL)
25K25,008 departing · 49.7K49,724 both ways
Air Canada
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (PUJ)
13.8K13,841 departing · 27.7K27,746 both ways
Southwest Airlines · American Airlines
Reykjavík, Iceland (KEF)
13.8K13,825 departing · 30K29,968 both ways
Icelandair
Vancouver, Canada (YVR)
8K8,011 departing · 16.7K16,703 both ways
Air Canada · Air Canada Rouge · WestJet
San José del Cabo, Mexico (SJD)
3K3,035 departing · 6.7K6,683 both ways
Southwest Airlines

All nonstop destinations

126 nonstop · 21 airlines · 111 domestic / 15 intl

ALB AlbanyABQ AlbuquerqueATL AtlantaAUS AustinBWI BaltimoreBHM BirminghamBOS BostonBZN BozemanBUF BuffaloBUR BurbankCUNCancúnCHS CharlestonCLT CharlotteMDW ChicagoORD ChicagoCVG Cincinnati / CovingtonCLE ClevelandCMH ColumbusDAL DallasDEN DenverDTW DetroitFLL Fort LauderdaleRSW Fort MyersGRR Grand RapidsGSP Greenville/Greer/SpartanburgBDL HartfordHDN HaydenHOU HoustonIND IndianapolisJAN JacksonJAX JacksonvilleMCI Kansas CityTYS Knoxville/MaryvilleLAS Las VegasLIT Little RockLGB Long BeachLAX Los AngelesSDF LouisvilleMEM MemphisMIA MiamiMKE MilwaukeeMSP MinneapolisMBJMontego BayMTJ MontroseMYR Myrtle BeachMSY New OrleansLGA New YorkORF NorfolkOKC Oklahoma CityOMA OmahaONT OntarioMCO OrlandoECP Panama City BeachPNS PensacolaPHL PhiladelphiaPHX PhoenixPIT PittsburghPWM PortlandPVD Providence/WarwickPUJPunta CanaRDU Raleigh/DurhamRIC RichmondSMF SacramentoSLC Salt Lake CitySAT San AntonioSAN San DiegoSFO San FranciscoSJC San JoseSJOSan José SJDSan José del Cabo SJUSan JuanSNA Santa AnaSRQ Sarasota/BradentonSAV SavannahSEA SeattleSTL St LouisTPA TampaTUL TulsaVPS ValparaisoDCA WashingtonPBI West Palm Beach

Southwest Airlines profile

Aircraft

By share of departures at Nashville.

Narrowbody 86%

Body class · share of departures

Boeing 737 MAX 8
24,759 departures · 77% full
Narrowbody
21.3%
Boeing 737-700
24,465 departures · 80% full
Narrowbody
21.1%
Boeing 737-800
23,614 departures · 78% full
Narrowbody
20.3%
Embraer E175
11,433 departures · 75% full
Regional
9.8%
Boeing 737-900ER
5,313 departures · 81% full
Narrowbody
4.6%
Airbus A319
5,285 departures · 80% full
Narrowbody
4.5%
Airbus A320
4,488 departures · 77% full
Narrowbody
3.9%
Bombardier CRJ-900
4,270 departures · 81% full
Regional
3.7%
Airbus A321
2,566 departures · 76% full
Narrowbody
2.2%
Airbus A220-300
1,715 departures · 83% full
Narrowbody
1.5%

When Nashville is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

10K

11K

10K

11K

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Departures a month · peak July 2026

Annual passengers since 1990

Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.

Passengers a year

1990 · 7,814,290

1991 · 8,808,021

1992 · 10,110,538

1993 · 8,654,773

1994 · 8,036,996

1995 · 7,005,228

1996 · 7,349,712

1997 · 8,113,433

1998 · 8,673,614

1999 · 9,421,584

2000 · 10,148,816

2001 · 9,512,450

2002 · 8,938,704

2003 · 8,979,774

2004 · 9,592,241

2005 · 9,956,375

2006 · 10,288,167

2007 · 10,529,600

2008 · 10,043,004

2009 · 9,406,453

2010 · 9,508,183

2011 · 10,026,820

2012 · 10,180,157

2013 · 10,666,346

2014 · 11,289,747

2015 · 11,881,367

2016 · 13,098,934

2017 · 14,244,511

2018 · 16,058,520

2019 · 18,293,903

2020 · 8,390,482

2021 · 15,591,879

2022 · 20,065,727

2023 · 22,975,376

2024 · 24,300,639

2025 · 25,247,226

2026 · 15,209,190 so far

Every year

1990: 7,814,290
1991: 8,808,021
1992: 10,110,538
1993: 8,654,773
1994: 8,036,996
1995: 7,005,228
1996: 7,349,712
1997: 8,113,433
1998: 8,673,614
1999: 9,421,584
2000: 10,148,816
2001: 9,512,450
2002: 8,938,704
2003: 8,979,774
2004: 9,592,241
2005: 9,956,375
2006: 10,288,167
2007: 10,529,600
2008: 10,043,004
2009: 9,406,453
2010: 9,508,183
2011: 10,026,820
2012: 10,180,157
2013: 10,666,346
2014: 11,289,747
2015: 11,881,367
2016: 13,098,934
2017: 14,244,511
2018: 16,058,520
2019: 18,293,903
2020: 8,390,482
2021: 15,591,879
2022: 20,065,727
2023: 22,975,376
2024: 24,300,639
2025: 25,247,226
2026: 15,209,190 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Nashville, 77 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 22 arrive late, and 1 is cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 77Late 22Cancelled 1

15 min

average delay

1,614

flights cancelled

107.7K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Late-arriving aircraft

Airline (carrier)

National Aviation System

Extreme weather

Security

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

Delta Air Lines 81.2%

Least reliable here

SkyWest Airlines 67.8%

Among US airports

#25

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 67.3%–85.4%

The weak spot is July 2026, when 67.3% of arrivals landed on time — 9.2 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 85.4%.

Frequently asked

How busy is Nashville International Airport (BNA)?

Nashville International Airport handled about 26.3M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #25 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 318 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Nashville International Airport (BNA)?

Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at Nashville (BNA), flying about 58% of its passengers. 55 airlines serve Nashville in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Nashville International Airport (BNA)?

Nashville (BNA) has 126 nonstop destinations — 111 domestic and 15 international across 10 countries.

How often do flights arrive on time at Nashville International Airport (BNA)?

About 76.5% of flights arriving at Nashville (BNA) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.5% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from Nashville International Airport (BNA)?

The Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures from Nashville (BNA), about 21% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Nashville; international destinations also show both directions. Data: traffic August 2025 – July 2026, on-time August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).