Nashville (BNA) to Dallas (DAL)
Flight time
≈ 2h 03m
Bearing
252° W
Nashville (BNA) to Dallas (DAL) is 622 miles (1,000 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BNA–DAL
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop BNA–DAL; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 52% of departures; flights ran 69% full.
Departures
401
April 2026
Seats
66,655
both directions
Passengers
45,985
both directions
Load factor
69.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BNA–DAL?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop BNA–DAL departures in April 2026 (398), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- WN
Southwest Airlines
398 departures · 66,496 seats
Share of departures99.3%69.1%
Load
- DL
Delta Air Lines
2 departures · 144 seats
Share of departures0.5%35.4%
Load
- 27Q
Jet Aviation Flight Services
1 departures · 15 seats
Share of departures0.2%13.3%
Load
What plane flies BNA–DAL?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 52% of BNA–DAL departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
207 departures · 68.9% load
51.6% - Boeing 737-800
108 departures · 71.4% load
26.9% - Boeing 737-700
83 departures · 65.6% load
20.7% - Boeing 757-200
2 departures · 35.4% load
0.5% - Gulfstream Aerospace G500
1 departures · 13.3% load
0.3%
How has BNA–DAL traffic changed?
Nonstop BNA–DAL departures fell from 431 in May 2025 to 401 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BNA–DAL traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
431 departures · 50,054 passengers
71.0%
Load
June 2025
416 departures · 48,093 passengers
69.1%
Load
July 2025
414 departures · 48,492 passengers
70.3%
Load
August 2025
394 departures · 46,319 passengers
71.4%
Load
September 2025
390 departures · 47,480 passengers
74.9%
Load
October 2025
423 departures · 54,159 passengers
77.1%
Load
November 2025
412 departures · 48,742 passengers
71.0%
Load
December 2025
427 departures · 48,599 passengers
69.9%
Load
January 2026
346 departures · 36,479 passengers
64.7%
Load
February 2026
343 departures · 36,359 passengers
67.0%
Load
March 2026
421 departures · 46,594 passengers
69.1%
Load
April 2026
401 departures · 45,985 passengers
69.0%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DAL → BNA
69.1% full
202 departures · 23,437 passengers
BNA → DAL
68.9% full
199 departures · 22,548 passengers
Nonstop BNA–DAL 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 Dallas (DAL)?
BNA to DAL is 622 miles (1,000 km / 540 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BNA to DAL?
A nonstop covers the 622-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 03m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BNA–DAL?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (51.6%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (26.9%).
What mileage do I earn flying BNA–DAL?
Distance-based programs credit off the 622-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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