Nashville (BNA) to Houston (HOU)
Flight time
≈ 2h 08m
Bearing
231° SW
Nashville (BNA) to Houston (HOU) is 670 miles (1,078 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BNA–HOU
Filed traffic dataIn June 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BNA–HOU; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 47% of departures; flights ran 83% full.
Departures
285
June 2026
Seats
47,443
both directions
Passengers
39,193
both directions
Load factor
82.6%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BNA–HOU?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BNA–HOU in June 2026 (285 departures).
- WN
285 departures · 47,443 seats
Share of departures100.0%82.6%
Load
What plane flies BNA–HOU?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 47% of BNA–HOU departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
135 departures · 78.7% load
47.4% - Boeing 737-800
86 departures · 83.8% load
30.2% - Boeing 737-700
64 departures · 91.2% load
22.5%
How has BNA–HOU traffic changed?
Nonstop BNA–HOU departures fell from 297 in July 2025 to 285 in June 2026.
Monthly nonstop BNA–HOU traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
297 departures · 39,052 passengers
80.2%
Load
August 2025
291 departures · 38,190 passengers
79.2%
Load
September 2025
277 departures · 35,249 passengers
76.8%
Load
October 2025
305 departures · 39,763 passengers
78.4%
Load
November 2025
335 departures · 38,710 passengers
72.0%
Load
December 2025
325 departures · 37,970 passengers
73.5%
Load
January 2026
259 departures · 28,247 passengers
67.7%
Load
February 2026
276 departures · 30,491 passengers
70.1%
Load
March 2026
334 departures · 43,088 passengers
77.8%
Load
April 2026
300 departures · 34,601 passengers
69.2%
Load
May 2026
301 departures · 39,915 passengers
79.9%
Load
June 2026
285 departures · 39,193 passengers
82.6%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
HOU → BNA
83.7% full
143 departures · 19,948 passengers
BNA → HOU
81.6% full
142 departures · 19,245 passengers
Nonstop BNA–HOU traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through June 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Nashville (BNA) from Houston (HOU)?
BNA to HOU is 670 miles (1,078 km / 582 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BNA to HOU?
A nonstop covers the 670-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 08m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BNA–HOU?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (47.4%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (30.2%).
What mileage do I earn flying BNA–HOU?
Distance-based programs credit off the 670-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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