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
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 4 carriers flying nonstop BNA–DEN; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 36% of departures; flights ran 85% full.
Departures
630
May 2026
Seats
106,297
both directions
Passengers
90,571
both directions
Load factor
85.2%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BNA–DEN?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop BNA–DEN departures in May 2026 (361), one of 4 carriers on the route.
- WN
361 departures · 60,629 seats
Share of departures57.3%85.9%
Load
- UA
208 departures · 33,316 seats
Share of departures33.0%85.0%
Load
- F9
60 departures · 12,276 seats
Share of departures9.5%83.0%
Load
- OO
1 departures · 76 seats
Share of departures0.2%0.0%
Load
What plane flies BNA–DEN?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 36% of BNA–DEN departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
224 departures · 86.8% load
35.6% - Boeing 737-800
189 departures · 83.1% load
30.0% - Boeing 737-700
67 departures · 88.3% load
10.6% - Airbus A320
46 departures · 88.9% load
7.3% - Boeing 737-900ER
26 departures · 83.7% load
4.1% - Airbus A319
25 departures · 81.0% load
4.0% - Airbus A320neo
20 departures · 82.3% load
3.2% - Airbus A321neo
18 departures · 80.2% load
2.9% - Airbus A321
12 departures · 87.5% load
1.9% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
2 departures · 92.7% load
0.3% - Embraer E175
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.2%
How has BNA–DEN traffic changed?
Nonstop BNA–DEN departures fell from 698 in June 2025 to 630 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop BNA–DEN traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
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
May 2026
630 departures · 90,571 passengers
85.2%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
BNA → DEN
87.0% full
315 departures · 45,681 passengers
DEN → BNA
83.4% full
315 departures · 44,890 passengers
Nonstop BNA–DEN 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 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 May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (35.6%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (30.0%).
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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