Nashville (BNA) to Milwaukee (MKE)
Flight time
≈ 1h 45m
Bearing
353° N
Nashville (BNA) to Milwaukee (MKE) is 476 miles (766 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BNA–MKE
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BNA–MKE; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 53% of departures; flights ran 76% full.
Departures
170
April 2026
Seats
26,330
both directions
Passengers
20,132
both directions
Load factor
76.5%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BNA–MKE?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BNA–MKE in April 2026 (170 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
170 departures · 26,330 seats
Share of departures100.0%76.5%
Load
What plane flies BNA–MKE?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 53% of BNA–MKE departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
90 departures · 77.6% load
52.9% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
47 departures · 75.4% load
27.7% - Boeing 737-800
33 departures · 75.6% load
19.4%
How has BNA–MKE traffic changed?
Nonstop BNA–MKE departures fell from 187 in May 2025 to 170 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BNA–MKE traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
187 departures · 22,838 passengers
77.2%
Load
June 2025
187 departures · 21,183 passengers
68.4%
Load
July 2025
183 departures · 21,633 passengers
73.5%
Load
August 2025
156 departures · 22,030 passengers
86.8%
Load
September 2025
155 departures · 20,780 passengers
83.1%
Load
October 2025
178 departures · 21,890 passengers
80.2%
Load
November 2025
150 departures · 18,062 passengers
74.1%
Load
December 2025
154 departures · 17,546 passengers
68.9%
Load
January 2026
131 departures · 15,107 passengers
69.3%
Load
February 2026
143 departures · 16,703 passengers
75.4%
Load
March 2026
160 departures · 18,941 passengers
74.9%
Load
April 2026
170 departures · 20,132 passengers
76.5%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
BNA → MKE
75.0% full
85 departures · 10,670 passengers
MKE → BNA
78.2% full
85 departures · 9,462 passengers
Nonstop BNA–MKE 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 Milwaukee (MKE)?
BNA to MKE is 476 miles (766 km / 413 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BNA to MKE?
A nonstop covers the 476-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 45m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BNA–MKE?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (52.9%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (27.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying BNA–MKE?
Distance-based programs credit off the 476-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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