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
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BNA–DAL; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 56% of departures; flights ran 81% full.
Departures
419
May 2026
Seats
70,779
both directions
Passengers
57,600
both directions
Load factor
81.4%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BNA–DAL?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BNA–DAL in May 2026 (419 departures).
- WN
419 departures · 70,779 seats
Share of departures100.0%81.4%
Load
What plane flies BNA–DAL?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 56% of BNA–DAL departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
233 departures · 81.7% load
55.6% - Boeing 737-800
119 departures · 81.1% load
28.4% - Boeing 737-700
67 departures · 80.4% load
16.0%
How has BNA–DAL traffic changed?
Nonstop BNA–DAL departures rose from 416 in June 2025 to 419 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop BNA–DAL traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
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
May 2026
419 departures · 57,600 passengers
81.4%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DAL → BNA
79.5% full
211 departures · 28,841 passengers
BNA → DAL
83.4% full
208 departures · 28,759 passengers
Nonstop BNA–DAL 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).
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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 May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (55.6%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (28.4%).
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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