Nashville (BNA) to Kansas City (MCI)
Flight time
≈ 1h 47m
Bearing
299° NW
Nashville (BNA) to Kansas City (MCI) is 491 miles (790 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BNA–MCI
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BNA–MCI; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 40% of departures; flights ran 83% full.
Departures
240
May 2026
Seats
39,036
both directions
Passengers
32,585
both directions
Load factor
83.5%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BNA–MCI?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BNA–MCI in May 2026 (240 departures).
- WN
240 departures · 39,036 seats
Share of departures100.0%83.5%
Load
What plane flies BNA–MCI?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 40% of BNA–MCI departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
97 departures · 80.7% load
40.4% - Boeing 737-700
78 departures · 89.6% load
32.5% - Boeing 737-800
65 departures · 81.8% load
27.1%
How has BNA–MCI traffic changed?
Nonstop BNA–MCI departures fell from 275 in June 2025 to 240 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop BNA–MCI traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
275 departures · 31,551 passengers
71.5%
Load
July 2025
258 departures · 30,152 passengers
74.7%
Load
August 2025
232 departures · 29,849 passengers
78.7%
Load
September 2025
225 departures · 30,230 passengers
81.7%
Load
October 2025
242 departures · 34,022 passengers
85.1%
Load
November 2025
230 departures · 29,265 passengers
77.4%
Load
December 2025
242 departures · 30,104 passengers
75.5%
Load
January 2026
189 departures · 19,375 passengers
67.2%
Load
February 2026
198 departures · 22,404 passengers
74.2%
Load
March 2026
218 departures · 27,306 passengers
76.5%
Load
April 2026
229 departures · 28,916 passengers
77.3%
Load
May 2026
240 departures · 32,585 passengers
83.5%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
BNA → MCI
81.4% full
121 departures · 16,068 passengers
MCI → BNA
85.6% full
119 departures · 16,517 passengers
Nonstop BNA–MCI traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Nashville (BNA) from Kansas City (MCI)?
BNA to MCI is 491 miles (790 km / 426 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BNA to MCI?
A nonstop covers the 491-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 47m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BNA–MCI?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (40.4%), followed by the Boeing 737-700 (32.5%).
What mileage do I earn flying BNA–MCI?
Distance-based programs credit off the 491-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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