Great-circle route DFW ↔ BNA. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DFW → BNA Dallas to Nashville |
75/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Frontier Airlines |
| BNA → DFW Nashville to Dallas |
75/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Frontier 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 875,040 passengers on 6,800 flights between DFW and BNA — about 2,399 a day — filling 80% of the 1,096,998 seats flown. American Airlines Inc. carried the most passengers (93%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
2 airlines fly the DFW–BNA nonstop, including American Airlines, Frontier Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Embraer 175, Boeing 737-800, Airbus A321, Bombardier CRJ900 and 2 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and Nashville International Airport is 630 miles, or 1,014 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 630 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,014 km |
| Nautical miles | 547 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 2 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 150 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-29.
About 1h 52m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 630-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 75 a week from Dallas to Nashville and 75 a week from Nashville to Dallas, from our most recent schedule sample.
American Airlines, Frontier Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 875,040 passengers on 6,800 scheduled flights between DFW and BNA — about 2,399 a day — filling 80% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Embraer 175, Boeing 737-800, Airbus A321, Bombardier CRJ900. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
