Nashville (BNA) to Detroit (DTW)
Flight time
≈ 1h 43m
Bearing
22° N
Nashville (BNA) to Detroit (DTW) is 457 miles (735 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BNA–DTW
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Delta Air Lines operated the most departures, one of 4 carriers flying nonstop BNA–DTW; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 23% of departures; flights ran 75% full.
Departures
403
April 2026
Seats
62,670
both directions
Passengers
46,973
both directions
Load factor
75.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BNA–DTW?
Delta Air Lines operated the most nonstop BNA–DTW departures in April 2026 (230), one of 4 carriers on the route.
- DL
Delta Air Lines
230 departures · 33,919 seats
Share of departures57.1%77.2%
Load
- WN
Southwest Airlines
170 departures · 28,534 seats
Share of departures42.2%72.7%
Load
- YX
Republic Airways
2 departures · 152 seats
Share of departures0.5%32.2%
Load
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
1 departures · 65 seats
Share of departures0.2%0.0%
Load
What plane flies BNA–DTW?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 23% of BNA–DTW departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
91 departures · 73.6% load
22.6% - Airbus A320
80 departures · 82.6% load
19.9% - Boeing 717-200
60 departures · 90.3% load
14.9% - Boeing 737-900ER
60 departures · 59.1% load
14.9% - Boeing 737-800
47 departures · 67.1% load
11.7% - Boeing 737-700
32 departures · 80.0% load
7.9% - Airbus A319
30 departures · 87.4% load
7.4% - Embraer E175
2 departures · 32.2% load
0.5% - Bombardier CRJ-700
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.3%
How has BNA–DTW traffic changed?
Nonstop BNA–DTW departures fell from 456 in May 2025 to 403 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BNA–DTW traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
456 departures · 52,006 passengers
76.9%
Load
June 2025
462 departures · 50,599 passengers
73.2%
Load
July 2025
465 departures · 54,289 passengers
76.4%
Load
August 2025
452 departures · 53,831 passengers
78.9%
Load
September 2025
427 departures · 49,480 passengers
78.5%
Load
October 2025
474 departures · 54,965 passengers
76.9%
Load
November 2025
398 departures · 43,887 passengers
70.1%
Load
December 2025
407 departures · 45,839 passengers
71.4%
Load
January 2026
320 departures · 29,543 passengers
65.2%
Load
February 2026
313 departures · 33,088 passengers
76.4%
Load
March 2026
394 departures · 45,186 passengers
75.2%
Load
April 2026
403 departures · 46,973 passengers
75.0%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DTW → BNA
70.9% full
202 departures · 22,243 passengers
BNA → DTW
79.0% full
201 departures · 24,730 passengers
Nonstop BNA–DTW 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 Detroit (DTW)?
BNA to DTW is 457 miles (735 km / 397 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BNA to DTW?
A nonstop covers the 457-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 43m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BNA–DTW?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (22.6%), followed by the Airbus A320 (19.9%).
What mileage do I earn flying BNA–DTW?
Distance-based programs credit off the 457-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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