Nashville (BNA) to Charleston (CHS)
Flight time
≈ 1h 41m
Bearing
119° SE
Nashville (BNA) to Charleston (CHS) is 439 miles (706 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BNA–CHS
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BNA–CHS; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 40% of departures; flights ran 79% full.
Departures
172
April 2026
Seats
28,732
both directions
Passengers
22,808
both directions
Load factor
79.4%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BNA–CHS?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BNA–CHS in April 2026 (172 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
172 departures · 28,732 seats
Share of departures100.0%79.4%
Load
What plane flies BNA–CHS?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 40% of BNA–CHS departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-800
68 departures · 80.5% load
39.5% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
68 departures · 79.9% load
39.5% - Boeing 737-700
36 departures · 75.5% load
20.9%
How has BNA–CHS traffic changed?
Nonstop BNA–CHS departures rose from 160 in May 2025 to 172 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BNA–CHS traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
160 departures · 20,712 passengers
78.6%
Load
June 2025
172 departures · 19,056 passengers
66.0%
Load
July 2025
179 departures · 17,535 passengers
58.7%
Load
August 2025
156 departures · 18,433 passengers
74.3%
Load
September 2025
146 departures · 18,867 passengers
82.4%
Load
October 2025
185 departures · 23,547 passengers
77.9%
Load
November 2025
172 departures · 20,135 passengers
73.2%
Load
December 2025
178 departures · 18,900 passengers
66.3%
Load
January 2026
127 departures · 10,433 passengers
52.8%
Load
February 2026
127 departures · 13,593 passengers
70.7%
Load
March 2026
172 departures · 20,833 passengers
75.7%
Load
April 2026
172 departures · 22,808 passengers
79.4%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
BNA → CHS
80.8% full
86 departures · 11,546 passengers
CHS → BNA
78.0% full
86 departures · 11,262 passengers
Nonstop BNA–CHS traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Nashville (BNA) from Charleston (CHS)?
BNA to CHS is 439 miles (706 km / 381 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BNA to CHS?
A nonstop covers the 439-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 41m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BNA–CHS?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (39.5%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (39.5%).
What mileage do I earn flying BNA–CHS?
Distance-based programs credit off the 439-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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