Hartford (BDL) to Nashville (BNA)
Flight time
≈ 2h 30m
Bearing
246° SW
Hartford (BDL) to Nashville (BNA) is 850 miles (1,368 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BDL–BNA
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BDL–BNA; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 51% of departures; flights ran 91% full.
Departures
63
July 2026
Seats
10,341
both directions
Passengers
9,367
both directions
Load factor
90.6%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BDL–BNA?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BDL–BNA in July 2026 (63 departures).
- WN
63 departures · 10,341 seats
Share of departures100.0%90.6%
Load
What plane flies BDL–BNA?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 51% of BDL–BNA departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
32 departures · 90.0% load
50.8% - Boeing 737-700
18 departures · 94.2% load
28.6% - Boeing 737-800
13 departures · 88.2% load
20.6%
How has BDL–BNA traffic changed?
Nonstop BDL–BNA departures fell from 72 in August 2025 to 63 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop BDL–BNA traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
72 departures · 10,173 passengers
79.6%
Load
September 2025
78 departures · 9,849 passengers
68.5%
Load
October 2025
72 departures · 10,675 passengers
89.3%
Load
November 2025
66 departures · 8,564 passengers
81.9%
Load
December 2025
66 departures · 8,974 passengers
82.5%
Load
January 2026
61 departures · 6,357 passengers
69.9%
Load
February 2026
54 departures · 5,905 passengers
72.7%
Load
March 2026
61 departures · 6,897 passengers
74.7%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 8,161 passengers
83.1%
Load
May 2026
64 departures · 8,139 passengers
76.0%
Load
June 2026
61 departures · 8,670 passengers
86.9%
Load
July 2026
63 departures · 9,367 passengers
90.6%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
BNA → BDL
90.1% full
32 departures · 4,600 passengers
BDL → BNA
91.1% full
31 departures · 4,767 passengers
Nonstop BDL–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 Hartford (BDL) from Nashville (BNA)?
BDL to BNA is 850 miles (1,368 km / 739 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BDL to BNA?
A nonstop covers the 850-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 30m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BDL–BNA?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (50.8%), followed by the Boeing 737-700 (28.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying BDL–BNA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 850-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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