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Route

Nashville → New Orleans

BNANashvilleNashville International Airport
MSYNew OrleansLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
Distance
472 mi
Estimated flight time
~1h 25m

Same local time in Nashville and New Orleans.

Observed nonstop

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How often does this route fly?

Frequency

Several times a day

On average around 4 flights a day, observed from October 2025 to September 2026.

4
flights per day
5
busiest month · Oct
4
quietest month · Dec
1 hr 10 min
measured flight time
12 / 12
months seen

Through the year

Per day, month by month

  1. 4Jan2026
  2. 4Feb
  3. 4Mar
  4. 4Apr
  5. 4May
  6. 4Jun
  7. 4Jul
  8. 4Aug
  9. 4Sep
  10. 5Oct2025
  11. 4.5Nov
  12. 4Dec

Airlines

Who flies it

Southwest Airlinesall year
Spirit Airlinesnow and then
Breeze Airwaysnow and then
Sun Country Airlinesnow and then

Through the day

Departure times

Local time in Nashville. Most departures between 07:00 and 10:00.

  1. 00:00
  2. 01:00
  3. 02:00
  4. 03:00
  5. 04:00
  6. 05:00
  7. 06:00
  8. 07:00
  9. 08:00
  10. 09:00
  11. 10:00
  12. 11:00
  13. 12:00
  14. 13:00
  15. 14:00
  16. 15:00
  17. 16:00
  18. 17:00
  19. 18:00
  20. 19:00
  21. 20:00
  22. 21:00
  23. 22:00
  24. 23:00

Through the week

By weekday

  1. 4.3Mon
  2. 4.1Tue
  3. 3.8Wed
  4. 3.8Thu
  5. 4.5Fri
  6. 3.8Sat
  7. 3.8Sun

Fleet

Aircraft observed

  1. Boeing 737 MAX 8B38M36%
  2. Boeing 737-700B73735%
  3. Boeing 737-800B73823%
  4. Airbus A321neoA21N1%
  5. Airbus A320A3201%
All the numbers in a table
MonthPer daySeenAirlines
January 20264101
  • Southwest Airlines100×
February 20264102
  • Southwest Airlines96×
March 20264124
  • Southwest Airlines110×
  • Breeze Airways3×
April 20264110
  • Southwest Airlines102×
May 20264102
  • Southwest Airlines101×
June 20264105
  • Southwest Airlines99×
July 20264126
  • Southwest Airlines118×
August 20264127
  • Southwest Airlines123×
  • Sun Country Airlines1×
September 20264131
  • Southwest Airlines126×
  • Sun Country Airlines1×
October 20255155
  • Southwest Airlines128×
  • Spirit Airlines21×
November 20254.5139
  • Southwest Airlines123×
  • Spirit Airlines10×
December 20254118
  • Southwest Airlines110×
  • Sun Country Airlines1×

Airlines observed on this route

From observed callsign routes on BNA-MSY - not a booking guarantee.

Breeze Airways

MX · MXY

Hub: MCO Orlando

100 departure airportsView airline →

Southwest Airlines

WN · SWA

Hub: DEN Denver

117 departure airportsView airline →

Spirit Airlines

NK · NKS

Hub: FLL Fort Lauderdale

61 departure airportsView airline →

Sun Country Airlines

SY · SCX

Hub: MSP Minneapolis

153 departure airportsView airline →

About this route

  • Domestic route: both airports are in the same country.
  • The opposite direction has also been observed as a direct connection.
  • Direct destinations observed from Nashville: 143.
  • Direct destinations observed from New Orleans: 77.

The airports on this route

Nashville International Airport

Nashville, United StatesBNA / KBNA

Regional airport · 143 direct destinations · 4 runways · longest runway 11,030 ft

58 °F · CloudySource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Airport pageAll direct destinations

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

New Orleans, United StatesMSY / KMSY

Major airport · 77 direct destinations · 2 runways · longest runway 10,105 ft

86 °F · Partly cloudySource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Airport pageAll direct destinations

About the route from Nashville to New Orleans

The observed direct connection between Nashville International Airport (BNA) and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) covers approximately 472 mi. The estimated flight time is around 1h 25m. Breeze Airways, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines and Sun Country Airlines have been observed on this connection in the available route data.

Frequently asked questions about this route

How far is Nashville from New Orleans by air?
The great-circle distance between Nashville International Airport and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport is approximately 472 mi.
How long is the flight from Nashville to New Orleans?
Based on the distance, the estimated flight time is about 1h 25m. This is an estimate, not a schedule.
Is there a direct connection from Nashville to New Orleans?
Yes, a direct connection between BNA and MSY has been observed in our route data.
Which airlines have been observed on this route?
In the available route data: Breeze Airways, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines and Sun Country Airlines.
How often is there a flight from Nashville to New Orleans?
On average around 4 flights a day, measured over twelve months (October 2025 to September 2026) in the flight archive, with 1,440 observed flights. Mainly Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Breeze Airways. That is an observation, not a timetable.
What is the current time difference between Nashville and New Orleans?
Same local time in Nashville and New Orleans.

Where this data comes from

The route data comes from the flight archive (ADS-B, adsb.lol): which connections actually flew over the last twelve full months and who flew them, combined with our own airport, runway, and airline datasets. It is reference data about observed routes - not a current timetable and no claim about bookability.

The frequency and aircraft on this page come from the flight archive (ADS-B, 12 months, October 2025 to September 2026), summarized per route per month. We do not see every flight, so it is a floor, not a count.

Route data updated on October 11, 2026.