Great-circle route JFK ↔ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JFK → BNA New York to Nashville |
49/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways |
| BNA → JFK Nashville to New York |
49/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways |
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 377,571 passengers on 5,054 flights between JFK and BNA — about 1,035 a day — filling 83% of the 453,424 seats flown. Republic Airline carried the most passengers (34%).
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 JFK–BNA nonstop, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Bombardier CRJ900, Airbus A220-300, Embraer 175.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between John F Kennedy International Airport and Nashville International Airport is 764 miles, or 1,230 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 764 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,230 km |
| Nautical miles | 664 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 98 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 07m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 764-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 49 a week from New York to Nashville and 49 a week from Nashville to New York, from our most recent schedule sample.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways.
In 2025, airlines reported 377,571 passengers on 5,054 scheduled flights between JFK and BNA — about 1,035 a day — filling 83% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Bombardier CRJ900, Airbus A220-300, Embraer 175. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
