Nashville (BNA) to Phoenix (PHX)
Flight time
≈ 3h 41m
Bearing
270° W
Nashville (BNA) to Phoenix (PHX) is 1,445 miles (2,326 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BNA–PHX
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop BNA–PHX; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 46% of departures; flights ran 86% full.
Departures
422
May 2026
Seats
72,691
both directions
Passengers
62,856
both directions
Load factor
86.5%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BNA–PHX?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop BNA–PHX departures in May 2026 (306), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- WN
306 departures · 52,144 seats
Share of departures72.5%89.1%
Load
- AA
115 departures · 20,482 seats
Share of departures27.3%80.1%
Load
- OO
1 departures · 65 seats
Share of departures0.2%0.0%
Load
What plane flies BNA–PHX?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 46% of BNA–PHX departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
193 departures · 86.6% load
45.7% - Boeing 737-800
152 departures · 87.7% load
36.0% - Airbus A321
38 departures · 82.2% load
9.0% - Boeing 737-700
37 departures · 86.4% load
8.8% - Bombardier CRJ-700
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.2% - Airbus A321neo
1 departures · 79.0% load
0.2%
How has BNA–PHX traffic changed?
Nonstop BNA–PHX departures rose from 392 in June 2025 to 422 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop BNA–PHX traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
392 departures · 53,067 passengers
82.8%
Load
July 2025
386 departures · 50,292 passengers
79.2%
Load
August 2025
355 departures · 45,599 passengers
77.5%
Load
September 2025
336 departures · 48,225 passengers
86.5%
Load
October 2025
470 departures · 65,522 passengers
84.8%
Load
November 2025
371 departures · 53,534 passengers
84.3%
Load
December 2025
381 departures · 55,898 passengers
86.1%
Load
January 2026
340 departures · 48,093 passengers
84.6%
Load
February 2026
359 departures · 52,416 passengers
86.5%
Load
March 2026
461 departures · 68,321 passengers
86.7%
Load
April 2026
440 departures · 61,387 passengers
81.7%
Load
May 2026
422 departures · 62,856 passengers
86.5%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
BNA → PHX
87.9% full
211 departures · 32,164 passengers
PHX → BNA
85.0% full
211 departures · 30,692 passengers
Nonstop BNA–PHX 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 Phoenix (PHX)?
BNA to PHX is 1,445 miles (2,326 km / 1,256 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BNA to PHX?
A nonstop covers the 1,445-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 41m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BNA–PHX?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (45.7%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (36.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BNA–PHX?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,445-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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