Nashville (BNA) to Sacramento (SMF)
Flight time
≈ 4h 38m
Bearing
286° W
Nashville (BNA) to Sacramento (SMF) is 1,913 miles (3,078 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BNA–SMF
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BNA–SMF; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 61% of departures; flights ran 81% full.
Departures
62
May 2026
Seats
10,850
both directions
Passengers
8,786
both directions
Load factor
81.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BNA–SMF?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BNA–SMF in May 2026 (62 departures).
- WN
62 departures · 10,850 seats
Share of departures100.0%81.0%
Load
What plane flies BNA–SMF?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 61% of BNA–SMF departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
38 departures · 83.0% load
61.3% - Boeing 737-800
24 departures · 77.8% load
38.7%
How has BNA–SMF traffic changed?
Nonstop BNA–SMF departures fell from 68 in June 2025 to 62 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop BNA–SMF traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
68 departures · 10,854 passengers
92.4%
Load
July 2025
70 departures · 11,310 passengers
93.3%
Load
August 2025
64 departures · 9,671 passengers
90.5%
Load
September 2025
58 departures · 9,021 passengers
93.3%
Load
October 2025
63 departures · 10,211 passengers
92.9%
Load
November 2025
61 departures · 9,552 passengers
90.0%
Load
December 2025
62 departures · 9,479 passengers
90.0%
Load
January 2026
25 departures · 3,365 passengers
81.4%
Load
February 2026
39 departures · 4,981 passengers
80.1%
Load
March 2026
58 departures · 7,851 passengers
79.1%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 8,196 passengers
78.3%
Load
May 2026
62 departures · 8,786 passengers
81.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
BNA → SMF
93.9% full
31 departures · 5,096 passengers
SMF → BNA
68.0% full
31 departures · 3,690 passengers
Nonstop BNA–SMF 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).
The airports
Frequently asked
How far is Nashville (BNA) from Sacramento (SMF)?
BNA to SMF is 1,913 miles (3,078 km / 1,662 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BNA to SMF?
A nonstop covers the 1,913-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 38m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BNA–SMF?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (61.3%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (38.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying BNA–SMF?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,913-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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