Albuquerque (ABQ) to Nashville (BNA)
Flight time
≈ 3h 02m
Bearing
80° E
Albuquerque (ABQ) to Nashville (BNA) is 1,120 miles (1,803 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ABQ–BNA
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop ABQ–BNA; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 89% full.
Departures
10
May 2026
Seats
1,370
both directions
Passengers
1,217
both directions
Load factor
88.8%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies ABQ–BNA?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ABQ–BNA in May 2026 (10 departures).
- WN
10 departures · 1,370 seats
Share of departures100.0%88.8%
Load
What plane flies ABQ–BNA?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 100% of ABQ–BNA departures.
- Boeing 737-700
10 departures · 88.8% load
100.0%
How has ABQ–BNA traffic changed?
Nonstop ABQ–BNA departures fell from 61 in June 2025 to 10 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop ABQ–BNA traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
61 departures · 7,587 passengers
81.0%
Load
July 2025
65 departures · 7,478 passengers
73.9%
Load
August 2025
61 departures · 6,726 passengers
71.3%
Load
September 2025
61 departures · 7,387 passengers
78.6%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 7,771 passengers
82.3%
Load
November 2025
60 departures · 7,265 passengers
72.7%
Load
December 2025
63 departures · 7,733 passengers
71.6%
Load
January 2026
25 departures · 2,628 passengers
65.4%
Load
February 2026
38 departures · 3,129 passengers
56.4%
Load
March 2026
4 departures · 364 passengers
66.4%
Load
April 2026
6 departures · 727 passengers
88.4%
Load
May 2026
10 departures · 1,217 passengers
88.8%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
ABQ → BNA
88.0% full
5 departures · 603 passengers
BNA → ABQ
89.6% full
5 departures · 614 passengers
Nonstop ABQ–BNA traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Albuquerque (ABQ) from Nashville (BNA)?
ABQ to BNA is 1,120 miles (1,803 km / 974 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ABQ to BNA?
A nonstop covers the 1,120-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 02m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ABQ–BNA?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying ABQ–BNA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,120-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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