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

Des Moines International ⇄ Nashville International DSM–BNA

Airlines flew 331 flights between Des Moines International DSM in Des Moines, IA and Nashville International BNA in Nashville, TN in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 43,191 passengers in 55,725 seats, 78% of them filled, and 65 pounds of freight. 530 miles, about 74 minutes in the air, on 6 airlines: Allegiant Air (324), Delta Air Lines Inc. (2), SkyWest Airlines Inc. (2), Eastern Air Express, LLC (EAX) (1) and 2 more. Planning to fly it yourself? The weather and winds along this route right now.

331
flights, twelve months
DSM-BNA: 165 · BNA-DSM: 166
43,191
passengers
78% of seats filled
530
miles
about 74 minutes airborne
6
airlines
7 aircraft types

Flights by month both directions

0132640531/254/257/2510/251/264/26417/26
By month, as a table
flights
1/2521
2/2516
3/2522
4/2516
5/2534
6/2551
7/2553
8/2539
9/2534
10/2536
11/2529
12/2520
1/2617
2/2616
3/2618
4/2617
5/2626
6/2638
7/2641

Passengers by month

01,8233,6465,4707,2931/254/257/2510/251/264/265,9277/26
By month, as a table
passengers
1/252,112
2/251,941
3/252,839
4/252,064
5/254,453
6/256,511
7/257,293
8/255,318
9/254,725
10/254,747
11/253,241
12/252,438
1/261,891
2/261,755
3/262,048
4/262,073
5/263,636
6/265,392
7/265,927

The airlines twelve months, both directions

AirlineFlightsPassengersSeats filledService
Allegiant Air G432442,82578%scheduled passenger service
Delta Air Lines Inc. DL215570%scheduled passenger service
SkyWest Airlines Inc. OO200%scheduled passenger service
Eastern Air Express, LLC (EAX) 37Q100%charter passenger service
United Air Lines Inc. UA19979%scheduled passenger service
Southwest Airlines Co. WN111278%scheduled passenger service

The aircraft as the airlines report their types

AircraftFlightsSeats a flightPassengers
Airbus Industrie A320-100/20018418025,910
Airbus Industrie A31914015616,915
Boeing 717-2002110155
Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 72134211
Boeing 737-40011500
Canadair RJ-7001650
Embraer ERJ-1751700

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

165 flights of 162 scheduled, 21,518 passengers in 27,847 seats. Allegiant Air 162; Delta Air Lines Inc. 2; Eastern Air Express, LLC (EAX) 1.

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

166 flights of 164 scheduled, 21,673 passengers in 27,878 seats, 65 pounds of freight. Allegiant Air 162; SkyWest Airlines Inc. 2; United Air Lines Inc. 1; Southwest Airlines Co. 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: Des Moines International DSM and Nashville International BNA; all routes.