Nashville (BNA) to El Paso (ELP)
Flight time
≈ 3h 08m
Bearing
261° W
Nashville (BNA) to El Paso (ELP) is 1,165 miles (1,875 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BNA–ELP
Filed traffic dataIn January 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BNA–ELP; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 12% full.
Departures
1
January 2026
Seats
175
both directions
Passengers
21
both directions
Load factor
12.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BNA–ELP?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BNA–ELP in January 2026 (1 departures).
- WN
1 departures · 175 seats
Share of departures100.0%12.0%
Load
What plane flies BNA–ELP?
In January 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 100% of BNA–ELP departures.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
1 departures · 12.0% load
100.0%
How has BNA–ELP traffic changed?
Nonstop BNA–ELP departures held steady at about 1 a month between July 2025 and January 2026.
Monthly nonstop BNA–ELP traffic, trailing 12 months through January 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
1 departures · 156 passengers
86.7%
Load
August 2025
1 departures · 57 passengers
51.8%
Load
September 2025
1 departures · 172 passengers
98.3%
Load
October 2025
1 departures · 151 passengers
81.2%
Load
November 2025
4 departures · 597 passengers
66.5%
Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
January 2026
1 departures · 21 passengers
12.0%
Load
Nonstop BNA–ELP traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through January 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Nashville (BNA) from El Paso (ELP)?
BNA to ELP is 1,165 miles (1,875 km / 1,012 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BNA to ELP?
A nonstop covers the 1,165-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 08m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BNA–ELP?
In January 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BNA–ELP?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,165-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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