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
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop BNA–MSY; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 45% of departures; flights ran 73% full.
Departures
239
April 2026
Seats
39,332
both directions
Passengers
28,763
both directions
Load factor
73.1%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BNA–MSY?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop BNA–MSY departures in April 2026 (238), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- WN
Southwest Airlines
238 departures · 39,256 seats
Share of departures99.6%73.3%
Load
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
1 departures · 76 seats
Share of departures0.4%0.0%
Load
What plane flies BNA–MSY?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 45% of BNA–MSY departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
108 departures · 74.8% load
45.2% - Boeing 737-800
67 departures · 70.0% load
28.0% - Boeing 737-700
63 departures · 74.5% load
26.4% - Embraer E175
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.4%
How has BNA–MSY traffic changed?
Nonstop BNA–MSY departures fell from 275 in May 2025 to 239 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BNA–MSY traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
275 departures · 32,086 passengers
68.8%
Load
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
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
MSY → BNA
74.9% full
120 departures · 14,465 passengers
BNA → MSY
71.4% full
119 departures · 14,298 passengers
Nonstop BNA–MSY 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
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 April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (45.2%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (28.0%).
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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