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
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BNA–HOU; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 40% of departures; flights ran 69% full.
Departures
300
April 2026
Seats
49,992
both directions
Passengers
34,601
both directions
Load factor
69.2%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BNA–HOU?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BNA–HOU in April 2026 (300 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
300 departures · 49,992 seats
Share of departures100.0%69.2%
Load
What plane flies BNA–HOU?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 40% of BNA–HOU departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
119 departures · 64.3% load
39.7% - Boeing 737-800
115 departures · 69.5% load
38.3% - Boeing 737-700
66 departures · 79.8% load
22.0%
How has BNA–HOU traffic changed?
Nonstop BNA–HOU departures rose from 299 in May 2025 to 300 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BNA–HOU traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
299 departures · 39,331 passengers
82.5%
Load
June 2025
293 departures · 38,874 passengers
81.3%
Load
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
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
BNA → HOU
65.3% full
150 departures · 16,646 passengers
HOU → BNA
73.3% full
150 departures · 17,955 passengers
Nonstop BNA–HOU 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 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 April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (39.7%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (38.3%).
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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