Air France Will Fly Paris to Nashville and San Diego From May 2027

Air France plans three weekly A350-900 flights from Paris to Nashville from May 14, 2027, and to San Diego from May 3, 2027. Here are the schedules.

Chris · · 2 min read · Updated
Air France Airbus A350-900 in flight with its landing gear down against an overcast sky

Key Points

  • Air France has filed schedules for Paris to Nashville flights starting May 14, 2027, three times a week.
  • Paris to San Diego flights are planned from May 3, 2027, also three times a week, on the Airbus A350-900.
  • Amex Membership Rewards, Capital One miles and Citi ThankYou points all transfer to Flying Blue, the Air France and KLM program.

Air France is adding Nashville and San Diego to its U.S. network next summer. The airline has filed schedules for nonstop flights between Paris Charles de Gaulle and Nashville starting May 14, 2027, and between Paris and San Diego from May 3, 2027. Both routes are planned at three flights a week on the Airbus A350-900, which has business class, premium economy and economy cabins.

If you live in Tennessee or Southern California, that's a nonstop to Paris without a domestic connection first, and from Paris a single connection to much of Europe, Africa and the Middle East. It's also a new way to use Flying Blue miles, the Air France and KLM program, which several of the big transferable currencies feed.

The Schedules

Here are the filed times for each route. All times are local, and a filed schedule can still change before the first flight.

  • Nashville, from May 14, 2027: AF046 leaves Paris at 2:10 p.m. and lands in Nashville at 4:40 p.m. The return, AF047, leaves Nashville at 6:55 p.m. and reaches Paris at 10:15 a.m. the next day.
  • San Diego, from May 3, 2027: AF58 leaves Paris at 10:10 a.m. and lands in San Diego at 12:50 p.m. The return, AF59, leaves San Diego at 3:10 p.m. and reaches Paris at 11:05 a.m. the next day.

Denver drops off. Air France's seasonal Denver flights end on October 10, 2026, Denver isn't among the 20 U.S. destinations the airline lists for summer 2027, and the Denver flights it had planned for 2027 have been pulled from sale.

Paying With Points

Air France award flights book through Flying Blue, and you don't need an Air France card to build a balance. American Express Membership Rewards, Capital One miles and Citi ThankYou points all list Flying Blue as a transfer partner, and Amex's transfer page shows 1,000 points becoming 1,000 Flying Blue miles. Our guide to earning Flying Blue miles without the Air France card walks through each one.

Before you price a summer trip to Europe, our Flying Blue Promo Rewards guide is worth a read.

What to Do Now

If Nashville or San Diego is your home airport and you go to Europe most years, put these routes on your list for summer 2027.

Hold your points where they are until you can see award seats on the dates you want. Transfer then, not before, so your points stay flexible if the schedule moves. If your points sit with Amex, Capital One or Citi, you're already set up to book these flights once seats appear.

Updated October 8, 2026: flight schedules.

Sources

  1. American Express: Membership Rewards transfer partners, Air France-KLM Flying Blue 1,000 points to 1,000 miles (read 2026-10-08)
  2. Capital One: Miles transfer partners, a how-to guide, Flying Blue listed (read 2026-10-08)
  3. Citi ThankYou Rewards: Points Transfer partner list, Flying Blue listed (read 2026-10-08)
  4. Air France corporate newsroom: Summer 2027: Air France to serve Nashville and San Diego in the United States, San Diego from May 3, 2027, Nashville from May 14, 2027, AF046/AF047 to and from Nashville, 20 U.S. destinations for summer 2027 with Denver not among them (press release October 8, 2026; read 2026-10-09 04:01 UTC)

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