Nashville (BNA) to San Antonio (SAT)
Flight time
≈ 2h 27m
Bearing
240° SW
Nashville (BNA) to San Antonio (SAT) is 821 miles (1,322 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BNA–SAT
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BNA–SAT; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 50% of departures; flights ran 77% full.
Departures
176
May 2026
Seats
29,508
both directions
Passengers
22,607
both directions
Load factor
76.6%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BNA–SAT?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BNA–SAT in May 2026 (176 departures).
- WN
176 departures · 29,508 seats
Share of departures100.0%76.6%
Load
What plane flies BNA–SAT?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 50% of BNA–SAT departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
88 departures · 75.1% load
50.0% - Boeing 737-800
54 departures · 77.5% load
30.7% - Boeing 737-700
34 departures · 79.8% load
19.3%
How has BNA–SAT traffic changed?
Nonstop BNA–SAT departures held steady at about 176 a month between June 2025 and May 2026.
Monthly nonstop BNA–SAT traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
176 departures · 20,576 passengers
70.3%
Load
July 2025
175 departures · 20,930 passengers
70.7%
Load
August 2025
159 departures · 18,122 passengers
71.2%
Load
September 2025
146 departures · 16,888 passengers
74.0%
Load
October 2025
175 departures · 22,354 passengers
78.9%
Load
November 2025
154 departures · 18,957 passengers
73.3%
Load
December 2025
154 departures · 19,419 passengers
73.5%
Load
January 2026
125 departures · 13,144 passengers
62.2%
Load
February 2026
126 departures · 15,063 passengers
73.2%
Load
March 2026
163 departures · 19,521 passengers
74.0%
Load
April 2026
169 departures · 19,861 passengers
70.4%
Load
May 2026
176 departures · 22,607 passengers
76.6%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
BNA → SAT
73.0% full
88 departures · 10,915 passengers
SAT → BNA
80.3% full
88 departures · 11,692 passengers
Nonstop BNA–SAT 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 San Antonio (SAT)?
BNA to SAT is 821 miles (1,322 km / 714 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BNA to SAT?
A nonstop covers the 821-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 27m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BNA–SAT?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (50.0%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (30.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying BNA–SAT?
Distance-based programs credit off the 821-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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