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 July 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BNA–SJC; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 52% of departures; flights ran 94% full.
Departures
62
July 2026
Seats
10,356
both directions
Passengers
9,741
both directions
Load factor
94.1%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BNA–SJC?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BNA–SJC in July 2026 (62 departures).
- WN
62 departures · 10,356 seats
Share of departures100.0%94.1%
Load
What plane flies BNA–SJC?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 52% of BNA–SJC departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
32 departures · 95.0% load
51.6% - Boeing 737-800
17 departures · 93.3% load
27.4% - Boeing 737-700
13 departures · 92.5% load
21.0%
How has BNA–SJC traffic changed?
Nonstop BNA–SJC departures fell from 63 in August 2025 to 62 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop BNA–SJC traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
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
May 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
June 2026
53 departures · 8,320 passengers
93.9%
Load
July 2026
62 departures · 9,741 passengers
94.1%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
BNA → SJC
93.6% full
31 departures · 4,722 passengers
SJC → BNA
94.5% full
31 departures · 5,019 passengers
Nonstop BNA–SJC 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).
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 July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (51.6%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (27.4%).
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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