Nashville (BNA) to Valparaiso (VPS)
Flight time
≈ 1h 35m
Bearing
179° S
Nashville (BNA) to Valparaiso (VPS) is 390 miles (628 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BNA–VPS
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BNA–VPS; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 46% of departures; flights ran 75% full.
Departures
146
April 2026
Seats
23,498
both directions
Passengers
17,618
both directions
Load factor
75.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BNA–VPS?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BNA–VPS in April 2026 (146 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
146 departures · 23,498 seats
Share of departures100.0%75.0%
Load
What plane flies BNA–VPS?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 46% of BNA–VPS departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
67 departures · 69.2% load
45.9% - Boeing 737-700
54 departures · 83.8% load
37.0% - Boeing 737-800
25 departures · 75.6% load
17.1%
How has BNA–VPS traffic changed?
Nonstop BNA–VPS departures fell from 168 in May 2025 to 146 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BNA–VPS traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
168 departures · 19,012 passengers
76.3%
Load
June 2025
126 departures · 14,418 passengers
71.5%
Load
July 2025
124 departures · 13,522 passengers
66.6%
Load
August 2025
146 departures · 17,000 passengers
76.6%
Load
September 2025
146 departures · 15,290 passengers
69.0%
Load
October 2025
174 departures · 19,328 passengers
75.0%
Load
November 2025
120 departures · 11,082 passengers
61.3%
Load
December 2025
123 departures · 9,481 passengers
52.2%
Load
January 2026
118 departures · 7,553 passengers
45.2%
Load
February 2026
112 departures · 10,374 passengers
64.9%
Load
March 2026
148 departures · 17,022 passengers
76.9%
Load
April 2026
146 departures · 17,618 passengers
75.0%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
BNA → VPS
73.5% full
73 departures · 8,410 passengers
VPS → BNA
76.4% full
73 departures · 9,208 passengers
Nonstop BNA–VPS 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.
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Frequently asked
How far is Nashville (BNA) from Valparaiso (VPS)?
BNA to VPS is 390 miles (628 km / 339 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BNA to VPS?
A nonstop covers the 390-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 35m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BNA–VPS?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (45.9%), followed by the Boeing 737-700 (37.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BNA–VPS?
Distance-based programs credit off the 390-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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