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Routes and flights · the DOT's airline reports, August 2025 to July 2026

Nashville International ⇄ Chicago O'Hare International BNA–ORD

Airlines flew 9,893 flights between Nashville International BNA in Nashville, TN and Chicago O'Hare International ORD in Chicago, IL in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 798,543 passengers in 1,042,577 seats, 77% of them filled, and 159,557 pounds of freight. 409 miles, about 77 minutes in the air, on 14 airlines: SkyWest Airlines Inc. (2,903), United Air Lines Inc. (2,816), Envoy Air (1,672), Republic Airline (1,068) and 10 more. Planning to fly it yourself? The weather and winds along this route right now.

9,893
flights, twelve months
BNA-ORD: 4,943 · ORD-BNA: 4,950
798,543
passengers
77% of seats filled
409
miles
about 77 minutes airborne
14
airlines
18 aircraft types

Flights by month both directions

02494987489971/254/257/2510/251/264/268257/26
By month, as a table
flights
1/25706
2/25720
3/25858
4/25834
5/25874
6/25846
7/25813
8/25808
9/25800
10/25964
11/25826
12/25735
1/26626
2/26667
3/26845
4/26997
5/26986
6/26814
7/26825

Passengers by month

022,41644,83267,24789,6631/254/257/2510/251/264/2666,3547/26
By month, as a table
passengers
1/2549,991
2/2553,191
3/2568,514
4/2566,752
5/2575,108
6/2578,973
7/2580,838
8/2573,931
9/2577,760
10/2589,663
11/2562,989
12/2555,032
1/2643,675
2/2650,590
3/2665,685
4/2670,266
5/2676,163
6/2666,435
7/2666,354

The airlines twelve months, both directions

AirlineFlightsPassengersSeats filledService
SkyWest Airlines Inc. OO2,903162,92381%scheduled passenger service
United Air Lines Inc. UA2,816315,07976%scheduled passenger service
Envoy Air MQ1,67293,67579%scheduled passenger service
Republic Airline YX1,06868,48685%scheduled passenger service
American Airlines Inc. AA63868,32176%scheduled passenger service
Southwest Airlines Co. WN60667,49866%scheduled passenger service
Frontier Airlines Inc. F912616,68466%scheduled passenger service
Spirit Air Lines NK395,01773%scheduled passenger service
CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle LF700%charter passenger service
PSA Airlines Inc. OH637295%scheduled passenger service
Delta Air Lines Inc. DL522663%charter passenger service
Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines SY48612%charter passenger service
GoJet Airlines LLC d/b/a United Express G728888%scheduled passenger service
Air Canada AC18860%charter passenger service

The aircraft as the airlines report their types

AircraftFlightsSeats a flightPassengers
Embraer ERJ-1753,24175197,061
Canadair RJ-7001,6086585,296
Airbus Industrie A31988012786,110
Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 787712787,609
Embraer-Emb-1707786543,099
Boeing 737-80076317093,241
Airbus Industrie A320-100/20058415166,960
Boeing B737 Max 80057317068,874
Boeing 737-900ER23917929,739
Boeing B737 Max 90016117920,395
Airbus Industrie A320-200n10018513,261
Airbus Industrie A321Neoxlr342164,097
Airbus Industrie A321-200n182342,273
Canadair RJ-200ER /RJ-44013500
Bombardier CRJ550115088
Bombardier Challenger 604/6057240
Boeing 757-200572226
Boeing 757-3001234214

BNA → ORD this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026

4,943 flights of 5,025 scheduled, 396,731 passengers in 519,302 seats, 97,310 pounds of freight. SkyWest Airlines Inc. 1,457; United Air Lines Inc. 1,402; Envoy Air 831; Republic Airline 531; American Airlines Inc. 324; Southwest Airlines Co. 302; Frontier Airlines Inc. 63; Spirit Air Lines 20; CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle 4; PSA Airlines Inc. 3; Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines 3; Delta Air Lines Inc. 2; GoJet Airlines LLC d/b/a United Express 1.

ORD → BNA this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026

4,950 flights of 5,008 scheduled, 401,812 passengers in 523,275 seats, 62,247 pounds of freight. SkyWest Airlines Inc. 1,446; United Air Lines Inc. 1,414; Envoy Air 841; Republic Airline 537; American Airlines Inc. 314; Southwest Airlines Co. 304; Frontier Airlines Inc. 63; Spirit Air Lines 19; Delta Air Lines Inc. 3; CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle 3; PSA Airlines Inc. 3; Air Canada 1; GoJet Airlines LLC d/b/a United Express 1; Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines 1.

Source: the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 Segment table (all carriers). A flight is one departure performed on this segment; seats and passengers are the airlines' own monthly reports; "seats filled" is passengers divided by seats. The miles are the DOT's great-circle distance. Both ends: Nashville International BNA and Chicago O'Hare International ORD; all routes.