Nashville (BNA) to Pensacola (PNS)
Flight time
≈ 1h 35m
Bearing
184° S
Nashville (BNA) to Pensacola (PNS) is 392 miles (630 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BNA–PNS
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BNA–PNS; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 55% of departures; flights ran 74% full.
Departures
165
April 2026
Seats
25,417
both directions
Passengers
18,810
both directions
Load factor
74.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BNA–PNS?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BNA–PNS in April 2026 (165 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
165 departures · 25,417 seats
Share of departures100.0%74.0%
Load
What plane flies BNA–PNS?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 55% of BNA–PNS departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
91 departures · 76.5% load
55.1% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
45 departures · 69.4% load
27.3% - Boeing 737-800
29 departures · 74.9% load
17.6%
How has BNA–PNS traffic changed?
Nonstop BNA–PNS departures fell from 176 in May 2025 to 165 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BNA–PNS traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
176 departures · 21,309 passengers
74.5%
Load
June 2025
159 departures · 16,516 passengers
61.9%
Load
July 2025
155 departures · 14,923 passengers
57.1%
Load
August 2025
168 departures · 18,576 passengers
70.8%
Load
September 2025
164 departures · 18,332 passengers
72.2%
Load
October 2025
184 departures · 21,465 passengers
76.9%
Load
November 2025
156 departures · 17,352 passengers
72.3%
Load
December 2025
153 departures · 16,755 passengers
71.8%
Load
January 2026
125 departures · 11,558 passengers
62.5%
Load
February 2026
112 departures · 11,938 passengers
75.9%
Load
March 2026
140 departures · 15,630 passengers
71.3%
Load
April 2026
165 departures · 18,810 passengers
74.0%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
BNA → PNS
70.6% full
83 departures · 9,263 passengers
PNS → BNA
77.6% full
82 departures · 9,547 passengers
Nonstop BNA–PNS 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 Pensacola (PNS)?
BNA to PNS is 392 miles (630 km / 340 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BNA to PNS?
A nonstop covers the 392-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 35m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BNA–PNS?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (55.1%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (27.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying BNA–PNS?
Distance-based programs credit off the 392-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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