Nashville (BNA) to San Francisco (SFO)
Flight time
≈ 4h 44m
Bearing
284° W
Nashville (BNA) to San Francisco (SFO) is 1,964 miles (3,161 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BNA–SFO
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, United Airlines operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop BNA–SFO; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 37% of departures; flights ran 78% full.
Departures
229
May 2026
Seats
36,859
both directions
Passengers
28,627
both directions
Load factor
77.7%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BNA–SFO?
United Airlines operated the most nonstop BNA–SFO departures in May 2026 (166), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- UA
166 departures · 26,617 seats
Share of departures72.5%80.7%
Load
- WN
62 departures · 10,166 seats
Share of departures27.1%70.3%
Load
- OO
1 departures · 76 seats
Share of departures0.4%0.0%
Load
What plane flies BNA–SFO?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 37% of BNA–SFO departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
85 departures · 70.2% load
37.1% - Boeing 737-800
66 departures · 79.9% load
28.8% - Airbus A319
30 departures · 93.4% load
13.1% - Boeing 737-700
18 departures · 93.0% load
7.9% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
14 departures · 70.4% load
6.1% - Boeing 737-900ER
11 departures · 82.9% load
4.8% - Airbus A320
4 departures · 75.7% load
1.8% - Embraer E175
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.4%
How has BNA–SFO traffic changed?
Nonstop BNA–SFO departures rose from 217 in June 2025 to 229 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop BNA–SFO traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
217 departures · 28,520 passengers
82.5%
Load
July 2025
225 departures · 27,532 passengers
78.5%
Load
August 2025
177 departures · 22,594 passengers
83.7%
Load
September 2025
183 departures · 22,504 passengers
79.4%
Load
October 2025
219 departures · 28,573 passengers
79.9%
Load
November 2025
195 departures · 22,758 passengers
71.2%
Load
December 2025
151 departures · 19,288 passengers
80.4%
Load
January 2026
118 departures · 14,355 passengers
80.1%
Load
February 2026
163 departures · 17,823 passengers
70.7%
Load
March 2026
226 departures · 28,943 passengers
79.6%
Load
April 2026
215 departures · 26,375 passengers
74.6%
Load
May 2026
229 departures · 28,627 passengers
77.7%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
SFO → BNA
69.6% full
115 departures · 12,928 passengers
BNA → SFO
85.9% full
114 departures · 15,699 passengers
Nonstop BNA–SFO 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 Francisco (SFO)?
BNA to SFO is 1,964 miles (3,161 km / 1,707 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BNA to SFO?
A nonstop covers the 1,964-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 44m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BNA–SFO?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (37.1%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (28.8%).
What mileage do I earn flying BNA–SFO?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,964-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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