Nashville (BNA) to New Orleans (MSY)
Flight time
≈ 1h 45m
Bearing
207° SW
Nashville (BNA) to New Orleans (MSY) is 472 miles (759 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BNA–MSY
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BNA–MSY; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 38% of departures; flights ran 75% full.
Departures
246
May 2026
Seats
40,466
both directions
Passengers
30,301
both directions
Load factor
74.9%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BNA–MSY?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BNA–MSY in May 2026 (246 departures).
- WN
246 departures · 40,466 seats
Share of departures100.0%74.9%
Load
What plane flies BNA–MSY?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 38% of BNA–MSY departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
94 departures · 71.3% load
38.2% - Boeing 737-800
84 departures · 76.9% load
34.2% - Boeing 737-700
68 departures · 78.1% load
27.6%
How has BNA–MSY traffic changed?
Nonstop BNA–MSY departures fell from 255 in June 2025 to 246 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop BNA–MSY traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
255 departures · 27,931 passengers
64.7%
Load
July 2025
277 departures · 30,164 passengers
69.8%
Load
August 2025
247 departures · 27,465 passengers
74.1%
Load
September 2025
257 departures · 28,694 passengers
70.9%
Load
October 2025
329 departures · 41,531 passengers
75.4%
Load
November 2025
276 departures · 31,779 passengers
71.0%
Load
December 2025
256 departures · 27,314 passengers
65.6%
Load
January 2026
225 departures · 21,746 passengers
59.2%
Load
February 2026
221 departures · 24,340 passengers
70.0%
Load
March 2026
239 departures · 28,346 passengers
71.8%
Load
April 2026
239 departures · 28,763 passengers
73.1%
Load
May 2026
246 departures · 30,301 passengers
74.9%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
MSY → BNA
80.6% full
124 departures · 16,113 passengers
BNA → MSY
69.3% full
122 departures · 14,188 passengers
Nonstop BNA–MSY 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).
The airports
New Orleans
US
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
Coordinates
29.99°N, 90.26°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Nashville (BNA) from New Orleans (MSY)?
BNA to MSY is 472 miles (759 km / 410 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BNA to MSY?
A nonstop covers the 472-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–MSY?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (38.2%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (34.2%).
What mileage do I earn flying BNA–MSY?
Distance-based programs credit off the 472-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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