Nashville (BNA) to Santa Ana (SNA)
Flight time
≈ 4h 20m
Bearing
274° W
Nashville (BNA) to Santa Ana (SNA) is 1,768 miles (2,845 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BNA–SNA
Filed traffic dataIn January 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BNA–SNA; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 87% full.
Departures
10
January 2026
Seats
1,430
both directions
Passengers
1,244
both directions
Load factor
87.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BNA–SNA?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BNA–SNA in January 2026 (10 departures).
- WN
10 departures · 1,430 seats
Share of departures100.0%87.0%
Load
What plane flies BNA–SNA?
In January 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 100% of BNA–SNA departures.
- Boeing 737-700
10 departures · 87.0% load
100.0%
How has BNA–SNA traffic changed?
Nonstop BNA–SNA departures fell from 52 in June 2025 to 10 in January 2026.
Monthly nonstop BNA–SNA traffic, trailing 12 months through January 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
52 departures · 6,474 passengers
87.1%
Load
July 2025
60 departures · 7,780 passengers
90.7%
Load
August 2025
59 departures · 7,997 passengers
79.4%
Load
September 2025
62 departures · 8,275 passengers
78.6%
Load
October 2025
60 departures · 7,843 passengers
90.1%
Load
November 2025
52 departures · 6,608 passengers
88.9%
Load
December 2025
58 departures · 7,104 passengers
85.7%
Load
January 2026
10 departures · 1,244 passengers
87.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
BNA → SNA
83.9% full
5 departures · 600 passengers
SNA → BNA
90.1% full
5 departures · 644 passengers
Nonstop BNA–SNA traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through January 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Santa Ana
US
John Wayne Orange County International Airport
Coordinates
33.68°N, 117.87°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Nashville (BNA) from Santa Ana (SNA)?
BNA to SNA is 1,768 miles (2,845 km / 1,536 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BNA to SNA?
A nonstop covers the 1,768-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 20m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BNA–SNA?
In January 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BNA–SNA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,768-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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