Great-circle route BNA ↔ DCA. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
Frequencies below are per direction, from our most recent schedule sample.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| BNA → DCA Nashville to Washington |
85/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines |
| DCA → BNA Washington to Nashville |
85/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines |
Where a direction shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
In 2025, airlines reported 552,695 passengers on 8,191 flights between BNA and DCA — about 1,515 a day — filling 65% of the 854,522 seats flown. Southwest Airlines Co. carried the most passengers (54%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
3 airlines fly the BNA–DCA nonstop, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 737, Embraer 175, Bombardier CRJ900, Airbus A319 and 2 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between Nashville International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is 561 miles, or 903 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 561 mi |
| Kilometres | 903 km |
| Nautical miles | 487 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 3 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 170 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 1h 44m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 561-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
About 85 a week from Nashville to Washington and 85 a week from Washington to Nashville, from our most recent schedule sample.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 552,695 passengers on 8,191 scheduled flights between BNA and DCA — about 1,515 a day — filling 65% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 737, Embraer 175, Bombardier CRJ900, Airbus A319. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
