Nashville International Airport

Nashville International Airport (IATA: BNA, ICAO: KBNA, FAA LID: BNA) is a public/military airport in the southeastern section of Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Established in 1937, its original name was Berry Field, from which its ICAO and IATA identifiers are derived. The current terminal was built in 1987, and the airport took its current name in 1988. Nashville International Airport has four runways and covers 4,555 acres (1,843 ha) of land.^[4]^[5] It is the busiest airport in Tennessee,^[6] with more boardings and arrivals than all other airports in the state combined.

Nashville International Airport
Berry Field

Public

Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA)

Nashville metropolitan area

June 12, 1937 (1937-06-12)^[1]

Allegiant Air
Southwest Airlines (begins May 1, 2024)^[2]

599 ft / 183 m

36°07′36″N 086°40′55″W / 36.12667°N 86.68194°W / 36.12667; -86.68194

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22,877,671

271,842

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The airport was first served by American Airlines and Eastern Air Lines, and was a hub for American in the late 20th century. The airport now offers service to 99 destinations across the United States as well as a number of international destinations including London's Heathrow Airport on British Airways. In fiscal year 2022, it averaged 600 daily aircraft movements.^[7]

Joint Base Berry Field, formerly Berry Field Air National Guard Base, is located at Nashville International Airport. The base is home to the 118th Wing and the 1/230th Air Cavalry Squadron Tennessee Army National Guard.^[8]

Concourse A contains 6 gates.

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Concourse B contains 10 gates.

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Concourse C contains 26 gates.

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Concourse D contains 6 gates.

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Concourse T contains 6 gates.

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On January 1, 1947, a privately operated on final approach crashed into a house less than a mile from the airport. There were no fatalities reported, however sixteen passengers and crew on the aircraft and two persons on the ground were injured.^[72]

Douglas DC-2

On September 28, 1963, an Eastern Air Lines crashed on landing after the aircraft's nose gear collapsed. All 45 passengers and crew survived.^[73]

Douglas DC-7

On May 31, 1985, a crashed immediately after takeoff due to failure of the left engine. Both people on board were killed.^[74]

Gulfstream I

On January 29, 1996, a F-14 Tomcat fighter crashed shortly after takeoff. The jet struck a housing development and erupted into a fireball, killing the pilot and four individuals on the ground.^[75]

United States Navy

On September 9, 1999, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 suffered a landing gear collapse after a hard touchdown. All 46 passengers and crew survived.^[76]

TWA

On October 29, 2013, a departing from Windsor International Airport in Windsor, Ontario, Canada deviated from its declared destination of Pelee Island Airport, flew south to Nashville, and circled the airport for two hours before crashing on Runway 2C and bursting into flames, killing the sole occupant. The burned wreckage went unnoticed for nearly six hours, as it had been obscured by dense fog, before being spotted by another general aviation aircraft. The NTSB investigation of the crash determined that the pilot, Michael Callan, was intoxicated at the time of the crash. Additionally, he falsely listed singer Taylor Swift as his next of kin, and had written letters with signs of stalking to her, leading investigators to believe that he flew to Nashville to stalk her.^[77]^[78]

Cessna 172R

On December 15, 2015, Flight 31, a Boeing 737-300, from Houston, Texas, exited the taxiway and rolled into a ditch shortly after arriving into Nashville as the airplane was entering the terminal ramp because of the nosegear collapsing. All 138 passengers and crew were safely evacuated from the plane and bussed into the airport.^[79]

Southwest Airlines

On December 27, 2019, Southwest Airlines Flight 975, a Boeing 737-700 from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, suffered a while on approach to the airport, damaging the wing and horizontal stabilizer. The aircraft was able to land without injuries and was later returned to service following repairs.^[80]

Nashville International Airport