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 July 2026, American Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BNA–SNA; the Airbus A321 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 82% full.
Departures
1
July 2026
Seats
102
both directions
Passengers
84
both directions
Load factor
82.3%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BNA–SNA?
American Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BNA–SNA in July 2026 (1 departures).
- AA
1 departures · 102 seats
Share of departures100.0%82.3%
Load
What plane flies BNA–SNA?
In July 2026, the Airbus A321 flew 100% of BNA–SNA departures.
- Airbus A321
1 departures · 82.3% load
100.0%
How has BNA–SNA traffic changed?
Nonstop BNA–SNA departures fell from 59 in August 2025 to 1 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop BNA–SNA traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
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
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
April 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
May 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
June 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
July 2026
1 departures · 84 passengers
82.3%
Load
Nonstop BNA–SNA 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
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 July 2026, the Airbus A321 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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