How long is the flight from BNA to DFW?

Scheduled flights took on average 2 h 10 min from BNA to DFW and 1 h 51 min from DFW to BNA, gate to gate (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, US BTS). Winds make one direction faster.

Which airlines fly nonstop between BNA and DFW?

American Airlines, Envoy Air, Frontier Airlines, PSA Airlines, SkyWest Airlines flew the route in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, with 132 flights a week in both directions together.

How much EU261 compensation is a delay on BNA–DFW worth?

Neither EU261 nor UK261 applies: the route neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK.

How much is a flight from Nashville to Dallas-Fort Worth?

Passengers paid $274 on average per one-way trip in Q1 2026, all cabins, taxes included (US DOT).

How much CO2 does a flight from BNA to DFW emit?

About 128 kg CO2e per economy passenger one way, including the extra warming effect of flying high (75 kg without it), using the UK government's 2026 conversion factors.

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Nashville (BNA) – Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.

Distance: 1,016 km; 631 mi · 548 nm
Flight time: 2 h 10 min / 1 h 51 min; Average gate to gate: BNA → DFW / back
Time difference: none
CO2 per passenger: 128 kg; One way, economy, incl. RF (75 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year: 894,206; Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +0.9%
Flights / week: 132; Both directions, average
Seats filled: 78%; 1,145,011 seats a year
Airlines nonstop: 5; AA, MQ, F9

Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from BNA: 252°
Heading from DFW: 66°
Halfway point: 34.62, -91.96
Great-circle km: 1,014 km (sphere, for EU261)
In the air BNA → DFW: 1 h 36 min
In the air DFW → BNA: 1 h 24 min
Clocks: Same time in both

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)Busiest: October 2025: 85,335 passengers

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Month	Passengers
Aug 2025	72,757
Sep 2025	77,236
Oct 2025	85,335
Nov 2025	69,714
Dec 2025	74,797
Jan 2026	66,134
Feb 2026	70,761
Mar 2026	77,521
Apr 2026	74,316
May 2026	79,148
Jun 2026	74,399
Jul 2026	72,088

Flights per month, both directions (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)Busiest: July 2026: 639 flights

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Month	Flights
Aug 2025	569
Sep 2025	560
Oct 2025	617
Nov 2025	499
Dec 2025	535
Jan 2026	550
Feb 2026	527
Mar 2026	551
Apr 2026	583
May 2026	631
Jun 2026	622
Jul 2026	639

Airlines flying BNA–DFW nonstop

Airline	Flights / week	Passengers / year	Share of passengers
AAAmerican Airlines	116	831,521	93%
MQEnvoy Air	8.8	28,107	3%
F9Frontier Airlines	3.2	21,743	2%
OHPSA Airlines	3.5	10,540	1%
OOSkyWest Airlines	1.3	2,191	0%

Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources

Aircraft on this route

Boeing 737-800 · 3,376 flights
Airbus Industrie A321Neoxlr · 1,840 flights
Embraer ERJ-175 · 457 flights
Boeing B737 Max 800 · 350 flights
Airbus Industrie A320-100/200 · 200 flights
Airbus Industrie A321-200n · 172 flights
Canadair CRJ 900 · 159 flights
Airbus Industrie A319 · 156 flights

Also carried: 80 tonnes of freight and 0 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).

Punctuality

On time: 71.3%; Arrived within 15 min of schedule
Average delay: 24 min; Late arrivals count, early ones as 0
Cancelled: 3.2%
Flights counted: 7,070; Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Airline	On time	Average delay	Cancelled	Flights
AAAmerican Airlines	71.2%	24 min	3.1%	6,194
MQEnvoy Air	75.8%	17 min	1.1%	464
OHPSA Airlines	58.3%	38 min	7.7%	196
F9Frontier Airlines	76.2%	32 min	5.7%	174
OOSkyWest Airlines	71.1%	36 min	9.5%	42

Delay minutes by cause: airline 30% · aircraft arriving late 47% · air traffic system 18% · weather 6% · security 0%.

Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (US domestic flights of the larger US airlines). Sources

What passengers paid

Average fare, Q1 2026: $274; One way, all cabins
Average over a year: $247; Q2 2025 – Q1 2026
Largest airline: American Airlines; 92% of passengers · $282
Lowest-fare airline: Frontier Airlines; 5% of passengers · $125

History, not a price to book: what the average passenger paid per one-way trip in each quarter (Q2 2025 $272 · Q3 2025 $220 · Q4 2025 $225 · Q1 2026 $274).

U.S. DOT Consumer Airfare Report, Table 1a (airline ticket sample, US domestic airport pairs). Sources

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,014 km.

Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

More routes from BNA

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
BNA → DEN	Denver, United States	1,631 km	1,019,102
BNA → ATL	Atlanta, United States	344 km	1,013,603
BNA → MCO	Orlando, United States	992 km	878,549
BNA → CLT	Charlotte, United States	529 km	806,460
BNA → ORD	Chicago, United States	658 km	798,414
BNA → LGA	New York, United States	1,230 km	781,506
BNA → PHX	Phoenix, United States	2,331 km	680,216
BNA → BOS	Boston, United States	1,516 km	660,493
BNA → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	2,893 km	640,345
BNA → PHL	Philadelphia, United States	1,086 km	610,682

More routes from DFW

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
DFW → ATL	Atlanta, United States	1,177 km	1,929,257
DFW → ORD	Chicago, United States	1,290 km	1,916,312
DFW → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	1,987 km	1,914,491
DFW → DEN	Denver, United States	1,032 km	1,745,260
DFW → LGA	New York, United States	2,235 km	1,726,005
DFW → PHX	Phoenix, United States	1,396 km	1,648,391
DFW → LAS	Las Vegas, United States	1,698 km	1,630,211
DFW → MCO	Orlando, United States	1,585 km	1,605,592
DFW → SEA	Seattle, United States	2,671 km	1,577,921
DFW → MIA	Miami, United States	1,804 km	1,512,657

Questions

Nashville (BNA) and Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) are 1,016 km (631 miles, 548 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.