Nashville (BNA) to Jacksonville (JAX)
Flight time
≈ 1h 46m
Bearing
142° SE
Nashville (BNA) to Jacksonville (JAX) is 484 miles (779 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BNA–JAX
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BNA–JAX; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 50% of departures; flights ran 71% full.
Departures
204
April 2026
Seats
34,142
both directions
Passengers
24,388
both directions
Load factor
71.4%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BNA–JAX?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BNA–JAX in April 2026 (204 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
204 departures · 34,142 seats
Share of departures100.0%71.4%
Load
What plane flies BNA–JAX?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 50% of BNA–JAX departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
103 departures · 76.5% load
50.5% - Boeing 737-800
60 departures · 68.1% load
29.4% - Boeing 737-700
41 departures · 61.3% load
20.1%
How has BNA–JAX traffic changed?
Nonstop BNA–JAX departures rose from 186 in May 2025 to 204 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BNA–JAX traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
186 departures · 24,320 passengers
76.0%
Load
June 2025
197 departures · 24,220 passengers
72.4%
Load
July 2025
199 departures · 24,822 passengers
73.7%
Load
August 2025
181 departures · 21,572 passengers
71.2%
Load
September 2025
173 departures · 21,258 passengers
73.9%
Load
October 2025
180 departures · 23,918 passengers
78.6%
Load
November 2025
181 departures · 21,821 passengers
72.5%
Load
December 2025
200 departures · 23,869 passengers
71.5%
Load
January 2026
143 departures · 16,120 passengers
70.3%
Load
February 2026
154 departures · 18,644 passengers
74.7%
Load
March 2026
196 departures · 24,561 passengers
76.0%
Load
April 2026
204 departures · 24,388 passengers
71.4%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
BNA → JAX
72.5% full
102 departures · 12,171 passengers
JAX → BNA
70.4% full
102 departures · 12,217 passengers
Nonstop BNA–JAX 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 Jacksonville (JAX)?
BNA to JAX is 484 miles (779 km / 421 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BNA to JAX?
A nonstop covers the 484-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 46m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BNA–JAX?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (50.5%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (29.4%).
What mileage do I earn flying BNA–JAX?
Distance-based programs credit off the 484-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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