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 May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BNA–LIT; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 76% of departures; flights ran 74% full.
Departures
124
May 2026
Seats
18,128
both directions
Passengers
13,415
both directions
Load factor
74.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BNA–LIT?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BNA–LIT in May 2026 (124 departures).
- WN
124 departures · 18,128 seats
Share of departures100.0%74.0%
Load
What plane flies BNA–LIT?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 76% of BNA–LIT departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
94 departures · 76.5% load
75.8% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
23 departures · 64.5% load
18.6% - Boeing 737-800
7 departures · 79.1% load
5.7%
How has BNA–LIT traffic changed?
Nonstop BNA–LIT departures rose from 2 in October 2025 to 124 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop BNA–LIT traffic, trailing 12 months through May 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
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
BNA → LIT
63.5% full
62 departures · 5,830 passengers
LIT → BNA
84.8% full
62 departures · 7,585 passengers
Nonstop BNA–LIT traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 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 May 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (75.8%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (18.6%).
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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