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 July 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BNA–SMF; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 65% of departures; flights ran 92% full.
Departures
68
July 2026
Seats
11,634
both directions
Passengers
10,742
both directions
Load factor
92.3%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BNA–SMF?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BNA–SMF in July 2026 (68 departures).
- WN
68 departures · 11,634 seats
Share of departures100.0%92.3%
Load
What plane flies BNA–SMF?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 65% of BNA–SMF departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
44 departures · 92.1% load
64.7% - Boeing 737-800
17 departures · 91.2% load
25.0% - Boeing 737-700
7 departures · 98.0% load
10.3%
How has BNA–SMF traffic changed?
Nonstop BNA–SMF departures rose from 64 in August 2025 to 68 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop BNA–SMF traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
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
June 2026
68 departures · 10,890 passengers
93.9%
Load
July 2026
68 departures · 10,742 passengers
92.3%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
BNA → SMF
96.4% full
34 departures · 5,589 passengers
SMF → BNA
88.3% full
34 departures · 5,153 passengers
Nonstop BNA–SMF 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 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 July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (64.7%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (25.0%).
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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