Nashville (BNA) to Seattle (SEA)
Flight time
≈ 4h 45m
Bearing
305° NW
Nashville (BNA) to Seattle (SEA) is 1,974 miles (3,176 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BNA–SEA
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Alaska Airlines operated the most departures, one of 4 carriers flying nonstop BNA–SEA; the Airbus A220-300 was the most common aircraft at 32% of departures; flights ran 90% full.
Departures
371
July 2026
Seats
59,720
both directions
Passengers
53,681
both directions
Load factor
89.9%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BNA–SEA?
Alaska Airlines operated the most nonstop BNA–SEA departures in July 2026 (186), one of 4 carriers on the route.
- AS
186 departures · 32,615 seats
Share of departures50.1%87.2%
Load
- DL
122 departures · 16,065 seats
Share of departures32.9%92.5%
Load
- WN
62 departures · 10,850 seats
Share of departures16.7%94.1%
Load
- AA
1 departures · 190 seats
Share of departures0.3%94.2%
Load
What plane flies BNA–SEA?
In July 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew 32% of BNA–SEA departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A220-300
120 departures · 92.5% load
32.4% - Boeing 737-900ER
80 departures · 87.1% load
21.6% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
77 departures · 87.2% load
20.8% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
49 departures · 94.5% load
13.2% - Boeing 737-800
42 departures · 89.2% load
11.3% - Boeing 757-300
2 departures · 92.3% load
0.5% - Airbus A321
1 departures · 94.2% load
0.3%
How has BNA–SEA traffic changed?
Nonstop BNA–SEA departures rose from 349 in August 2025 to 371 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop BNA–SEA traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
349 departures · 48,323 passengers
86.5%
Load
September 2025
269 departures · 37,971 passengers
84.3%
Load
October 2025
229 departures · 31,422 passengers
80.6%
Load
November 2025
180 departures · 23,533 passengers
77.5%
Load
December 2025
179 departures · 25,121 passengers
82.0%
Load
January 2026
151 departures · 19,505 passengers
75.7%
Load
February 2026
152 departures · 19,655 passengers
75.9%
Load
March 2026
181 departures · 25,358 passengers
82.0%
Load
April 2026
237 departures · 30,481 passengers
76.3%
Load
May 2026
282 departures · 37,053 passengers
82.8%
Load
June 2026
352 departures · 49,580 passengers
87.8%
Load
July 2026
371 departures · 53,681 passengers
89.9%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
SEA → BNA
87.9% full
187 departures · 26,550 passengers
BNA → SEA
91.9% full
184 departures · 27,131 passengers
Nonstop BNA–SEA traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Nashville (BNA) from Seattle (SEA)?
BNA to SEA is 1,974 miles (3,176 km / 1,715 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BNA to SEA?
A nonstop covers the 1,974-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 45m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BNA–SEA?
In July 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew the largest share of departures (32.4%), followed by the Boeing 737-900ER (21.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying BNA–SEA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,974-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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