BNA → SFONashville to San Francisco

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Direct flights from Nashville (BNA) to San Francisco (SFO): 71 nonstop departures observed each week across 4 airlines. 82% of the last 17 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 14 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 20 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,161 km, an estimated 4 hours 33 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Nashville and San Francisco. Updated 30 October 2026 at 16:19 UTC.

Today, BNA → SFO

Fri 30 Oct · local times
  1. 08:00 UA626United Left 08:10 +10 SFO est. 10:47In the air · sched 11:07
  2. · NZ9386Air New Zealand On schedule SFO 17:50scheduled
  3. · NZ9388Air New Zealand On schedule SFO est. 10:47sched 11:07
  4. · UA387United On schedule SFO 17:50scheduled
  5. · VA8043Virgin Australia On schedule SFO 17:50scheduled
  6. · VA8093Virgin Australia On schedule SFO est. 10:47sched 11:07

Checked BNA board 10:03 · SFO board 09:19

BNA Nashville smooth · +14
SFO San Francisco smooth · +0
3,161 km · ~4h 33m est.
dep bank 08:05–21:5571x weekly
Runs reliable · 4 airlines · 71x weekly · nonstop
82% on time

of the last 17 tracked BNA → SFO flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −14 min. 0 of 20 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−14 minacross the last 17 arrivals
Flight time~4h 33mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures71x4 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 20

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air New ZealandSouthwest AirlinesUnited AirlinesVirgin Australia

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Air New ZealandNZ80% on time

Flights NZ9388 varies daily · NZ9386 17:50 daily · NZ9138 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN562 08:50 Sa · WN2114 12:20 Tu We · WN2989 17:30 Su · WN724 19:35 Mo Th Fr

United AirlinesUA80% on time

Flights UA626 08:05 daily · UA387 14:45 Mo Th Fr Su · UA581 14:56 daily · UA276 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

Virgin AustraliaVA80% on time

Flights VA8093 varies daily · VA8043 17:50 daily · VA8169 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-30UA626departed+10
10-29NZ9138arrived+22
10-29NZ9386arrived−21
10-29NZ9388arrived−20
10-29UA276dep +42 → arr+22
10-29UA387dep +11 → arr−21
10-29UA626dep +7 → arr−20
10-29VA8043arrived−21
10-29VA8093arrived−20
10-29VA8169arrived+22
10-29WN724dep +33 → arr+5
10-281I752departed+40
10-28NZ9138arrived−10
10-28NZ9388arrived−14
10-28UA276dep +3 → arr−10
10-28UA626dep +15 → arr−14
10-28VA8093arrived−14
10-28VA8169arrived−10
10-28WN2114dep +16 → arr−4
10-27UA276departed+4

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
BNANashville +14 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · N 0 kt Full BNA delay board →
SFOSan Francisco +0 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · S 4 kt Full SFO delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SFO: a 56% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +24 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Nashville to San Francisco route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop BNA to SFO flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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BNA to SFO questions

Is BNA–SFO running on time right now?

Some delays possible. The departure side at BNA is the weaker end, route health score 56/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on BNA–SFO?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:05 and evening departures around 17:30 from BNA. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SFO delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from BNA to SFO?

Great-circle distance is 3,161 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 253–301 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does BNA–SFO fly?

4 carriers operate this route, around 71 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.