Nashville (BNA) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
Flight time
≈ 2h 04m
Bearing
252° W
Nashville (BNA) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) is 630 miles (1,014 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BNA–DFW
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, American Airlines operated the most departures, one of 4 carriers flying nonstop BNA–DFW; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 55% of departures; flights ran 72% full.
Departures
583
April 2026
Seats
102,587
both directions
Passengers
74,316
both directions
Load factor
72.4%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BNA–DFW?
American Airlines operated the most nonstop BNA–DFW departures in April 2026 (560), one of 4 carriers on the route.
- AA
American Airlines
560 departures · 99,112 seats
Share of departures96.1%72.8%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
16 departures · 2,976 seats
Share of departures2.7%66.4%
Load
- OH
PSA Airlines
4 departures · 304 seats
Share of departures0.7%57.2%
Load
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
3 departures · 195 seats
Share of departures0.5%24.1%
Load
What plane flies BNA–DFW?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 55% of BNA–DFW departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-800
322 departures · 70.9% load
55.2% - Airbus A321
162 departures · 74.0% load
27.8% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
52 departures · 81.3% load
8.9% - Airbus A320neo
16 departures · 66.4% load
2.7% - Airbus A321neo
12 departures · 66.8% load
2.1% - Airbus A320
8 departures · 79.8% load
1.4% - Airbus A319
4 departures · 58.6% load
0.7% - Bombardier CRJ-900
4 departures · 57.2% load
0.7% - Bombardier CRJ-700
3 departures · 24.1% load
0.5%
How has BNA–DFW traffic changed?
Nonstop BNA–DFW departures fell from 601 in May 2025 to 583 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BNA–DFW traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
601 departures · 75,394 passengers
80.0%
Load
June 2025
594 departures · 77,100 passengers
81.2%
Load
July 2025
617 departures · 76,606 passengers
79.0%
Load
August 2025
569 departures · 72,757 passengers
77.3%
Load
September 2025
560 departures · 77,236 passengers
80.1%
Load
October 2025
617 departures · 85,335 passengers
82.2%
Load
November 2025
499 departures · 69,714 passengers
79.5%
Load
December 2025
535 departures · 74,797 passengers
82.0%
Load
January 2026
550 departures · 66,134 passengers
74.5%
Load
February 2026
530 departures · 70,855 passengers
79.7%
Load
March 2026
551 departures · 77,521 passengers
81.2%
Load
April 2026
583 departures · 74,316 passengers
72.4%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DFW → BNA
72.9% full
294 departures · 37,669 passengers
BNA → DFW
72.0% full
289 departures · 36,647 passengers
Nonstop BNA–DFW 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.
The airports
Dallas-Fort Worth
US
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Coordinates
32.90°N, 97.04°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Nashville (BNA) from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)?
BNA to DFW is 630 miles (1,014 km / 548 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BNA to DFW?
A nonstop covers the 630-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 04m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BNA–DFW?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (55.2%), followed by the Airbus A321 (27.8%).
What mileage do I earn flying BNA–DFW?
Distance-based programs credit off the 630-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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