Nashville (BNA) to Tupelo (TUP)
Flight time
≈ 1h 09m
Bearing
223° SW
Nashville (BNA) to Tupelo (TUP) is 174 miles (281 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BNA–TUP
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Contour Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BNA–TUP; the Embraer ERJ-140 was the most common aircraft at 98% of departures; flights ran 63% full.
Departures
62
May 2026
Seats
1,860
both directions
Passengers
1,179
both directions
Load factor
63.4%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BNA–TUP?
Contour Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BNA–TUP in May 2026 (62 departures).
- LF
Contour Airlines
62 departures · 1,860 seats
Share of departures100.0%63.4%
Load
What plane flies BNA–TUP?
In May 2026, the Embraer ERJ-140 flew 98% of BNA–TUP departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer ERJ-140
61 departures · 63.8% load
98.4% - Embraer ERJ-135
1 departures · 40.0% load
1.6%
How has BNA–TUP traffic changed?
Nonstop BNA–TUP departures rose from 60 in June 2025 to 62 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop BNA–TUP traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
60 departures · 1,083 passengers
60.2%
Load
July 2025
60 departures · 1,105 passengers
61.9%
Load
August 2025
62 departures · 1,058 passengers
56.9%
Load
September 2025
48 departures · 951 passengers
66.0%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 1,260 passengers
67.7%
Load
November 2025
60 departures · 1,151 passengers
63.9%
Load
December 2025
62 departures · 1,335 passengers
71.8%
Load
January 2026
57 departures · 914 passengers
52.8%
Load
February 2026
56 departures · 1,042 passengers
62.0%
Load
March 2026
62 departures · 1,164 passengers
62.6%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 1,124 passengers
62.4%
Load
May 2026
62 departures · 1,179 passengers
63.4%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
BNA → TUP
65.4% full
31 departures · 608 passengers
TUP → BNA
61.4% full
31 departures · 571 passengers
Nonstop BNA–TUP 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
Tupelo
US
Tupelo Regional Airport
Coordinates
34.27°N, 88.77°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Nashville (BNA) from Tupelo (TUP)?
BNA to TUP is 174 miles (281 km / 152 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BNA to TUP?
A nonstop covers the 174-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 09m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BNA–TUP?
In May 2026, the Embraer ERJ-140 flew the largest share of departures (98.4%), followed by the Embraer ERJ-135 (1.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying BNA–TUP?
Distance-based programs credit off the 174-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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