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
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop BNA–LIT; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 82% of departures; flights ran 59% full.
Departures
122
April 2026
Seats
17,451
both directions
Passengers
10,349
both directions
Load factor
59.3%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BNA–LIT?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop BNA–LIT departures in April 2026 (120), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- WN
Southwest Airlines
120 departures · 17,200 seats
Share of departures98.4%60.2%
Load
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
1 departures · 65 seats
Share of departures0.8%0.0%
Load
- SY
Sun Country Airlines
1 departures · 186 seats
Share of departures0.8%0.0%
Load
What plane flies BNA–LIT?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 82% of BNA–LIT departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
100 departures · 63.0% load
82.0% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
18 departures · 46.2% load
14.8% - Boeing 737-800
3 departures · 49.8% load
2.5% - Bombardier CRJ-700
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.8%
How has BNA–LIT traffic changed?
Nonstop BNA–LIT departures rose from 1 in May 2025 to 122 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BNA–LIT traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
1 departures · 162 passengers
92.6%
Load
June 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
July 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
August 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
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
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
LIT → BNA
70.8% full
62 departures · 6,215 passengers
BNA → LIT
47.6% full
60 departures · 4,134 passengers
Nonstop BNA–LIT traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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 April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (82.0%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (14.8%).
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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