Nashville (BNA) to Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW) is 630 miles in a straight line, about 1h 46m gate to gate. Your flight is handed between 5 air traffic control facilities along the way.
Who handles your flight
Every airliner is passed from one air traffic control facility to the next. On the most direct path, these are the teams that guide you, in order. Weather and traffic can send a flight through other centers, so your actual flight may differ a little.
- BNATowerNashville Tower (BNA)Clears you for takeoffThank them →
- ZMECenterMemphis ARTCC (ZME)Takes over at cruising altitudeThank them →
- ZFWCenterFort Worth ARTCC (ZFW)Starts your descentThank them →
- D10TRACONDallas-Fort Worth TRACON (D10)Lines you up for the approachThank them →
- DFWTowerDallas-Fort Worth Tower (DFW)Clears you to landThank them →
Flying the other way
Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW) to Nashville (BNA)
About the airports
Nashville International Airport
Nashville, TN
Codes: BNA · KBNA
Time zone: Central
Control tower: Nashville Tower (BNA)
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Codes: DFW · KDFW
Time zone: Central
Control tower: Dallas-Fort Worth Tower (DFW)
More routes
- Nashville (BNA) to Atlanta (ATL)
- Nashville (BNA) to Denver (DEN)
- Nashville (BNA) to Chicago O'Hare (ORD)
- Nashville (BNA) to Los Angeles (LAX)
- Nashville (BNA) to New York JFK (JFK)
- Nashville (BNA) to Las Vegas (LAS)
- Nashville (BNA) to Orlando (MCO)
- Nashville (BNA) to Miami (MIA)
- Nashville (BNA) to Charlotte (CLT)
- Nashville (BNA) to Seattle (SEA)
- Nashville (BNA) to Phoenix (PHX)
- Nashville (BNA) to Newark (EWR)
- Nashville (BNA) to San Francisco (SFO)
- Nashville (BNA) to Houston (IAH)
- Nashville (BNA) to Boston (BOS)
- Nashville (BNA) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
How we figure this out
Distance is the great-circle distance between the two airports, the shortest path over the curved Earth. Flight time assumes an average airliner speed of about 500 mph plus about 30 minutes for taxi, takeoff and landing. The list of facilities follows the same path, using each airport's tower and approach control and the FAA's en route center boundaries.
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Common questions
How long is the flight from Nashville (BNA) to Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW)?
About 1h 46m gate to gate for the 630-mile trip. Flying west, you often fight a headwind, so it can take a little longer.
How far is Nashville (BNA) from Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW)?
630 miles (548 nautical miles, 1,014 km) in a straight line. The path your flight actually takes is usually a little longer.
Which air traffic controllers handle a flight from Nashville (BNA) to Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW)?
Usually 5 facilities: Nashville Tower (BNA), Memphis ARTCC (ZME), Fort Worth ARTCC (ZFW), Dallas-Fort Worth TRACON (D10) and Dallas-Fort Worth Tower (DFW). You can thank each one on its own wall at Thank ATC.
Is there a time change between Nashville (BNA) and Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW)?
No. Nashville (BNA) and Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW) are in the same time zone.