Nashville (BNA) to Little Rock (LIT)
Flight time
≈ 1h 27m
Bearing
254° W
Nashville (BNA) to Little Rock (LIT) is 327 miles (526 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BNA–LIT
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop BNA–LIT; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 85% of departures; flights ran 76% full.
Departures
125
July 2026
Seats
17,782
both directions
Passengers
13,555
both directions
Load factor
76.2%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BNA–LIT?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop BNA–LIT departures in July 2026 (124), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- WN
124 departures · 17,672 seats
Share of departures99.2%76.1%
Load
- DL
1 departures · 110 seats
Share of departures0.8%96.4%
Load
What plane flies BNA–LIT?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 85% of BNA–LIT departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
106 departures · 78.9% load
84.8% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
14 departures · 60.8% load
11.2% - Boeing 737-800
4 departures · 71.4% load
3.2% - Boeing 717-200
1 departures · 96.4% load
0.8%
How has BNA–LIT traffic changed?
Nonstop BNA–LIT departures rose from 2 in October 2025 to 125 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop BNA–LIT traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
October 2025
2 departures · 63 passengers
24.1%
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
1 departures · 9 passengers
56.3%
Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
February 2026
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
March 2026
107 departures · 9,590 passengers
63.6%
Load
April 2026
122 departures · 10,349 passengers
59.3%
Load
May 2026
124 departures · 13,415 passengers
74.0%
Load
June 2026
122 departures · 13,956 passengers
79.5%
Load
July 2026
125 departures · 13,555 passengers
76.2%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
LIT → BNA
85.3% full
63 departures · 7,596 passengers
BNA → LIT
67.2% full
62 departures · 5,959 passengers
Nonstop BNA–LIT traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Little Rock
US
Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field
Coordinates
34.73°N, 92.22°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Nashville (BNA) from Little Rock (LIT)?
BNA to LIT is 327 miles (526 km / 284 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BNA to LIT?
A nonstop covers the 327-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 27m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BNA–LIT?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (84.8%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (11.2%).
What mileage do I earn flying BNA–LIT?
Distance-based programs credit off the 327-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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