Nashville (BNA) to Cincinnati / Covington (CVG)
Flight time
≈ 1h 16m
Bearing
28° NE
Nashville (BNA) to Cincinnati / Covington (CVG) is 230 miles (370 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BNA–CVG
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BNA–CVG; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 75% of departures; flights ran 70% full.
Departures
124
May 2026
Seats
18,166
both directions
Passengers
12,678
both directions
Load factor
69.8%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BNA–CVG?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BNA–CVG in May 2026 (124 departures).
- WN
124 departures · 18,166 seats
Share of departures100.0%69.8%
Load
What plane flies BNA–CVG?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 75% of BNA–CVG departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
93 departures · 69.9% load
75.0% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
17 departures · 70.3% load
13.7% - Boeing 737-800
14 departures · 68.7% load
11.3%
How has BNA–CVG traffic changed?
Nonstop BNA–CVG departures rose from 61 in June 2025 to 124 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop BNA–CVG 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 · 9,049 passengers
87.9%
Load
July 2025
88 departures · 9,761 passengers
86.6%
Load
August 2025
85 departures · 8,169 passengers
76.2%
Load
September 2025
81 departures · 8,027 passengers
76.8%
Load
October 2025
63 departures · 8,444 passengers
82.8%
Load
November 2025
69 departures · 7,766 passengers
72.3%
Load
December 2025
66 departures · 8,017 passengers
74.8%
Load
January 2026
60 departures · 6,062 passengers
61.6%
Load
February 2026
58 departures · 6,561 passengers
72.1%
Load
March 2026
118 departures · 12,540 passengers
62.4%
Load
April 2026
124 departures · 13,164 passengers
69.6%
Load
May 2026
124 departures · 12,678 passengers
69.8%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
BNA → CVG
69.9% full
62 departures · 6,627 passengers
CVG → BNA
69.7% full
62 departures · 6,051 passengers
Nonstop BNA–CVG 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).
The airports
Cincinnati / Covington
US
Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport
Coordinates
39.05°N, 84.67°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Nashville (BNA) from Cincinnati / Covington (CVG)?
BNA to CVG is 230 miles (370 km / 200 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BNA to CVG?
A nonstop covers the 230-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 16m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BNA–CVG?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (75.0%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (13.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying BNA–CVG?
Distance-based programs credit off the 230-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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