Nashville (BNA) to San Jose (SJC)
Flight time
≈ 4h 41m
Bearing
283° W
Nashville (BNA) to San Jose (SJC) is 1,942 miles (3,126 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BNA–SJC
Filed traffic dataIn April 2026, KaiserAir was the only carrier flying nonstop BNA–SJC; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 75% full.
Departures
1
April 2026
Seats
68
both directions
Passengers
51
both directions
Load factor
75.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BNA–SJC?
KaiserAir was the only carrier to fly nonstop BNA–SJC in April 2026 (1 departures).
- 1EQ
1 departures · 68 seats
Share of departures100.0%75.0%
Load
What plane flies BNA–SJC?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 100% of BNA–SJC departures.
- Boeing 737-700
1 departures · 75.0% load
100.0%
How has BNA–SJC traffic changed?
Nonstop BNA–SJC departures fell from 62 in June 2025 to 1 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BNA–SJC traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
62 departures · 9,332 passengers
90.5%
Load
July 2025
62 departures · 9,216 passengers
89.7%
Load
August 2025
63 departures · 8,940 passengers
86.7%
Load
September 2025
61 departures · 8,380 passengers
82.7%
Load
October 2025
61 departures · 8,850 passengers
84.9%
Load
November 2025
61 departures · 8,443 passengers
82.3%
Load
December 2025
64 departures · 8,578 passengers
79.0%
Load
January 2026
27 departures · 3,219 passengers
71.3%
Load
February 2026
38 departures · 4,233 passengers
66.7%
Load
March 2026
5 departures · 591 passengers
81.0%
Load
April 2026
1 departures · 51 passengers
75.0%
Load
Nonstop BNA–SJC traffic has been filed 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 airports
San Jose
US
Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport
Coordinates
37.36°N, 121.93°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Nashville (BNA) from San Jose (SJC)?
BNA to SJC is 1,942 miles (3,126 km / 1,688 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BNA to SJC?
A nonstop covers the 1,942-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 41m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BNA–SJC?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BNA–SJC?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,942-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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