Nashville (BNA) to Tulsa (TUL)
Flight time
≈ 1h 50m
Bearing
273° W
Nashville (BNA) to Tulsa (TUL) is 513 miles (826 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BNA–TUL
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BNA–TUL; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 72% of departures; flights ran 60% full.
Departures
120
April 2026
Seats
17,732
both directions
Passengers
10,564
both directions
Load factor
59.6%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BNA–TUL?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BNA–TUL in April 2026 (120 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
120 departures · 17,732 seats
Share of departures100.0%59.6%
Load
What plane flies BNA–TUL?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 72% of BNA–TUL departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
86 departures · 64.2% load
71.7% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
21 departures · 54.3% load
17.5% - Boeing 737-800
13 departures · 44.4% load
10.8%
How has BNA–TUL traffic changed?
Nonstop BNA–TUL departures rose from 62 in May 2025 to 120 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BNA–TUL traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
62 departures · 7,853 passengers
83.7%
Load
June 2025
61 departures · 7,610 passengers
75.4%
Load
July 2025
64 departures · 7,121 passengers
66.6%
Load
August 2025
62 departures · 6,441 passengers
64.5%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 7,077 passengers
72.5%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 7,558 passengers
73.3%
Load
November 2025
61 departures · 6,764 passengers
74.3%
Load
December 2025
62 departures · 6,782 passengers
72.1%
Load
January 2026
58 departures · 5,164 passengers
54.4%
Load
February 2026
56 departures · 5,502 passengers
62.7%
Load
March 2026
115 departures · 10,402 passengers
58.9%
Load
April 2026
120 departures · 10,564 passengers
59.6%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
BNA → TUL
46.9% full
60 departures · 4,197 passengers
TUL → BNA
72.4% full
60 departures · 6,367 passengers
Nonstop BNA–TUL traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Nashville (BNA) from Tulsa (TUL)?
BNA to TUL is 513 miles (826 km / 446 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BNA to TUL?
A nonstop covers the 513-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 50m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BNA–TUL?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (71.7%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (17.5%).
What mileage do I earn flying BNA–TUL?
Distance-based programs credit off the 513-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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