Nashville

BNA · KBNA

Nashville International Airport

36.12°, -86.68°TN, United States

Passengers a year

26M

#25 busiest in the U.S.

124

nonstop destinations

airlines

315

departures a day

76.8%

arrivals on time

1.5%

flights cancelled

78.0%

load factor

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

Airlines

Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at Nashville, with 57% of all passengers. 53 airlines fly from here.

Southwest 57%

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

Southwest Airlines holds 57% of the airport — the 13th most concentrated of 30 large hubs. The nearest comparison is MIA at 62%.

Airline	Share	Passengers	Dests	On time · mainline	Seats YoY
WN Southwest77% full	56.6%	14.7M	82	78%	+15.5%
AA American78% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by Republic, Envoy, PSA, SkyWest, Piedmont	12.9%	3.3M	14	69.6%	+3.5%
DL Delta79% fullDelta Connection · operated by Endeavor, Republic, SkyWest	11.5%	3M	13	81.3%	+9.2%
UA United81% fullUnited Express · operated by SkyWest, Republic, Mesa, CommuteAir, GoJet	7.4%	1.9M	6	76.3%	+5.5%
NK Spirit70% full	2.7%	692.5K	13	74.8%	-24.6%
+Other airlines	9.0%	2.3M	—	—	—

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

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

98% domestic · 2% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

Atlanta (ATL)
518.2K518,226 departing · 78% full
Delta Air Lines · Southwest Airlines
Denver (DEN)
514.2K514,211 departing · 83% full
Southwest Airlines · United Airlines · Frontier Airlines
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
451K451,013 departing · 79% full
American Airlines · Frontier Airlines
Orlando (MCO)
439.6K439,645 departing · 76% full
Southwest Airlines · Spirit Airlines · Frontier Airlines
Chicago (ORD)
408.7K408,740 departing · 77% full
United Airlines · American Airlines · Southwest Airlines · Frontier Airlines
Charlotte (CLT)
400.9K400,918 departing · 76% full
American Airlines · Southwest Airlines
New York (LGA)
385.7K385,676 departing · 85% full
Southwest Airlines · Delta Air Lines · American Airlines
Boston (BOS)
335.4K335,438 departing · 83% full
Southwest Airlines · JetBlue Airways · Delta Air Lines · Spirit Airlines
Phoenix (PHX)
333.6K333,573 departing · 84% full
Southwest Airlines · American Airlines
Philadelphia (PHL)
310.8K310,840 departing · 80% full
American Airlines · Southwest Airlines · Frontier Airlines · Spirit Airlines

Top international destinations

London, United Kingdom (LHR)
81.4K81,384 departing · 164.5K164,488 both ways
British Airways
Toronto, Canada (YYZ)
72.3K72,339 departing · 148.2K148,212 both ways
Air Canada · Air Canada Rouge · WestJet
Cancún, Mexico (CUN)
42.8K42,847 departing · 86K85,980 both ways
Southwest Airlines · American Airlines · Delta Air Lines
Calgary, Canada (YYC)
28.6K28,633 departing · 59.1K59,092 both ways
WestJet
Dublin, Ireland (DUB)
26.2K26,202 departing · 53.3K53,256 both ways
Aer Lingus
Montréal, Canada (YUL)
21.4K21,384 departing · 42.5K42,543 both ways
Air Canada
Reykjavík, Iceland (KEF)
15.6K15,557 departing · 31.2K31,188 both ways
Icelandair
Vancouver, Canada (YVR)
9.6K9,626 departing · 20.9K20,857 both ways
Air Canada · WestJet
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (PUJ)
5.7K5,717 departing · 11.5K11,530 both ways
Southwest Airlines · American Airlines
San José del Cabo, Mexico (SJD)
3.1K3,144 departing · 7.4K7,404 both ways
Southwest Airlines

All nonstop destinations

124 nonstop · 21 airlines · 109 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 PittsburghPDX PortlandPWM 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
24,004 departures · 77% full
Narrowbody
20.9%
Boeing 737-700
23,779 departures · 79% full
Narrowbody
20.7%
Boeing 737-800
23,747 departures · 77% full
Narrowbody
20.6%
Embraer E175
11,581 departures · 75% full
Regional
10.1%
Boeing 737-900ER
5,416 departures · 81% full
Narrowbody
4.7%
Airbus A319
5,189 departures · 81% full
Narrowbody
4.5%
Airbus A320
5,178 departures · 77% full
Narrowbody
4.5%
Bombardier CRJ-900
4,205 departures · 81% full
Regional
3.6%
Airbus A321
2,439 departures · 76% full
Narrowbody
2.1%
Airbus A220-300
1,471 departures · 83% full
Narrowbody
1.3%

When Nashville is busiest

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

10K

11K

10K

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Departures a month · peak October 2025

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 · 10,123,313 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: 10,123,313 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

1,604

flights cancelled

107K

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 81.3%

Least reliable here

SkyWest Airlines 67.3%

Among US airports

#25

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 70.2%–85.4%

The weak spot is June 2026, when 70.2% of arrivals landed on time — 6.6 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 26M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #25 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 315 departures a day.

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

Southwest Airlines is the largest carrier at Nashville (BNA), flying about 57% of its passengers. 53 airlines serve Nashville in total.

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

Nashville (BNA) has 124 nonstop destinations — 109 domestic and 15 international across 10 countries.

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

About 76.8% 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 June 2025 – May 2026, on-time July 2025 – June 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).