Nashville (BNA) to London (LHR)
Flight time
≈ 9h 09m
Bearing
46° NE
Nashville (BNA) to London (LHR) is 4,171 miles (6,713 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BNA–LHR
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, British Airways was the only carrier flying nonstop BNA–LHR; the Airbus A350-1000 was the most common aircraft at 98% of departures; flights ran 86% full.
Departures
60
April 2026
Seats
19,744
both directions
Passengers
16,924
both directions
Load factor
85.7%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BNA–LHR?
British Airways was the only carrier to fly nonstop BNA–LHR in April 2026 (60 departures).
- BA
British Airways
60 departures · 19,744 seats
Share of departures100.0%85.7%
Load
What plane flies BNA–LHR?
In April 2026, the Airbus A350-1000 flew 98% of BNA–LHR departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A350-1000
59 departures · 85.8% load
98.3% - Boeing 787-9
1 departures · 76.3% load
1.7%
How has BNA–LHR traffic changed?
Nonstop BNA–LHR departures fell from 62 in May 2025 to 60 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BNA–LHR traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
62 departures · 13,816 passengers
91.3%
Load
June 2025
59 departures · 13,212 passengers
92.1%
Load
July 2025
63 departures · 13,987 passengers
87.9%
Load
August 2025
85 departures · 14,516 passengers
72.4%
Load
September 2025
68 departures · 15,267 passengers
92.6%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 15,897 passengers
95.5%
Load
November 2025
54 departures · 12,414 passengers
88.3%
Load
December 2025
60 departures · 11,571 passengers
83.0%
Load
January 2026
57 departures · 9,881 passengers
81.2%
Load
February 2026
54 departures · 9,466 passengers
81.7%
Load
March 2026
61 departures · 12,143 passengers
95.3%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 16,924 passengers
85.7%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
BNA → LHR
83.3% full
30 departures · 8,175 passengers
LHR → BNA
88.1% full
30 departures · 8,749 passengers
Nonstop BNA–LHR 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
London
GB
London Heathrow Airport
Coordinates
51.47°N, 0.46°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Nashville (BNA) from London (LHR)?
BNA to LHR is 4,171 miles (6,713 km / 3,625 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BNA to LHR?
A nonstop covers the 4,171-mile great-circle distance in roughly 9h 09m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BNA–LHR?
In April 2026, the Airbus A350-1000 flew the largest share of departures (98.3%), followed by the Boeing 787-9 (1.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying BNA–LHR?
Distance-based programs credit off the 4,171-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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