Nashville (BNA) to Orlando (MCO)
Flight time
≈ 2h 02m
Bearing
148° SE
Nashville (BNA) to Orlando (MCO) is 617 miles (993 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BNA–MCO
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 5 carriers flying nonstop BNA–MCO; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 30% of departures; flights ran 74% full.
Departures
602
April 2026
Seats
100,395
both directions
Passengers
73,964
both directions
Load factor
73.7%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BNA–MCO?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop BNA–MCO departures in April 2026 (453), one of 5 carriers on the route.
- WN
Southwest Airlines
453 departures · 72,739 seats
Share of departures75.2%73.0%
Load
- NK
Spirit Airlines
114 departures · 20,998 seats
Share of departures18.9%75.4%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
30 departures · 6,120 seats
Share of departures5.0%74.8%
Load
- YX
Republic Airways
4 departures · 304 seats
Share of departures0.7%71.4%
Load
- UA
United Airlines
1 departures · 234 seats
Share of departures0.2%91.5%
Load
What plane flies BNA–MCO?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 30% of BNA–MCO departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
182 departures · 70.4% load
30.2% - Boeing 737-700
172 departures · 76.7% load
28.6% - Boeing 737-800
99 departures · 72.8% load
16.4% - Airbus A320
61 departures · 77.1% load
10.1% - Airbus A320neo
51 departures · 79.4% load
8.5% - Airbus A321
18 departures · 68.4% load
3.0% - Airbus A321neo
14 departures · 66.4% load
2.3% - Embraer E175
4 departures · 71.4% load
0.7% - Boeing 757-300
1 departures · 91.5% load
0.2%
How has BNA–MCO traffic changed?
Nonstop BNA–MCO departures rose from 579 in May 2025 to 602 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BNA–MCO traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
579 departures · 75,437 passengers
77.1%
Load
June 2025
588 departures · 72,112 passengers
72.3%
Load
July 2025
552 departures · 67,983 passengers
72.1%
Load
August 2025
526 departures · 59,302 passengers
65.4%
Load
September 2025
534 departures · 68,450 passengers
74.0%
Load
October 2025
645 departures · 85,848 passengers
75.5%
Load
November 2025
565 departures · 71,146 passengers
75.3%
Load
December 2025
584 departures · 73,185 passengers
74.3%
Load
January 2026
533 departures · 67,363 passengers
75.1%
Load
February 2026
564 departures · 75,739 passengers
80.8%
Load
March 2026
634 departures · 84,737 passengers
80.0%
Load
April 2026
602 departures · 73,964 passengers
73.7%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
BNA → MCO
72.4% full
301 departures · 36,495 passengers
MCO → BNA
74.9% full
301 departures · 37,469 passengers
Nonstop BNA–MCO 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 Orlando (MCO)?
BNA to MCO is 617 miles (993 km / 536 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BNA to MCO?
A nonstop covers the 617-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 02m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BNA–MCO?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (30.2%), followed by the Boeing 737-700 (28.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying BNA–MCO?
Distance-based programs credit off the 617-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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