Nashville (BNA) to Denver (DEN)
Flight time
≈ 2h 49m
Bearing
290° W
Nashville (BNA) to Denver (DEN) is 1,011 miles (1,628 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BNA–DEN
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 5 carriers flying nonstop BNA–DEN; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 32% of departures; flights ran 80% full.
Departures
570
April 2026
Seats
94,850
both directions
Passengers
76,130
both directions
Load factor
80.3%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BNA–DEN?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop BNA–DEN departures in April 2026 (335), one of 5 carriers on the route.
- WN
Southwest Airlines
335 departures · 56,535 seats
Share of departures58.8%78.3%
Load
- UA
United Airlines
198 departures · 30,801 seats
Share of departures34.7%83.6%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
34 departures · 7,296 seats
Share of departures6.0%84.0%
Load
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
2 departures · 146 seats
Share of departures0.4%0.0%
Load
- DL
Delta Air Lines
1 departures · 72 seats
Share of departures0.2%0.0%
Load
What plane flies BNA–DEN?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 32% of BNA–DEN departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
183 departures · 77.8% load
32.1% - Boeing 737-800
173 departures · 77.6% load
30.3% - Airbus A320
62 departures · 86.0% load
10.9% - Boeing 737-700
55 departures · 84.3% load
9.7% - Airbus A319
35 departures · 87.4% load
6.1% - Boeing 737-900ER
23 departures · 86.8% load
4.0% - Airbus A321neo
18 departures · 84.6% load
3.2% - Airbus A320neo
16 departures · 83.2% load
2.8% - Embraer E175
2 departures · 0.0% load
0.4% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
2 departures · 94.7% load
0.4% - Boeing 757-200
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.2%
How has BNA–DEN traffic changed?
Nonstop BNA–DEN departures fell from 639 in May 2025 to 570 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BNA–DEN traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
639 departures · 88,093 passengers
84.4%
Load
June 2025
698 departures · 98,823 passengers
84.0%
Load
July 2025
727 departures · 100,605 passengers
80.8%
Load
August 2025
657 departures · 89,561 passengers
79.8%
Load
September 2025
640 departures · 90,563 passengers
83.1%
Load
October 2025
651 departures · 98,114 passengers
85.4%
Load
November 2025
578 departures · 79,774 passengers
80.6%
Load
December 2025
560 departures · 78,442 passengers
82.9%
Load
January 2026
494 departures · 66,115 passengers
78.5%
Load
February 2026
507 departures · 69,012 passengers
79.8%
Load
March 2026
619 departures · 86,343 passengers
82.8%
Load
April 2026
570 departures · 76,130 passengers
80.3%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
BNA → DEN
80.0% full
285 departures · 37,652 passengers
DEN → BNA
80.5% full
285 departures · 38,478 passengers
Nonstop BNA–DEN 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 Denver (DEN)?
BNA to DEN is 1,011 miles (1,628 km / 879 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BNA to DEN?
A nonstop covers the 1,011-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 49m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BNA–DEN?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (32.1%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (30.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying BNA–DEN?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,011-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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