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 July 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop ABQ–BNA; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 42% of departures; flights ran 88% full.
Departures
59
July 2026
Seats
9,489
both directions
Passengers
8,392
both directions
Load factor
88.4%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies ABQ–BNA?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ABQ–BNA in July 2026 (59 departures).
- WN
59 departures · 9,489 seats
Share of departures100.0%88.4%
Load
What plane flies ABQ–BNA?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 42% of ABQ–BNA departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
25 departures · 88.4% load
42.4% - Boeing 737-700
22 departures · 88.3% load
37.3% - Boeing 737-800
12 departures · 88.7% load
20.3%
How has ABQ–BNA traffic changed?
Nonstop ABQ–BNA departures fell from 61 in August 2025 to 59 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop ABQ–BNA traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
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
June 2026
54 departures · 7,842 passengers
89.8%
Load
July 2026
59 departures · 8,392 passengers
88.4%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
BNA → ABQ
87.6% full
30 departures · 4,600 passengers
ABQ → BNA
89.5% full
29 departures · 3,792 passengers
Nonstop ABQ–BNA traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 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 July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (42.4%), followed by the Boeing 737-700 (37.3%).
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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