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Nashville International Airport

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Nashville, Tennessee

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Nashville International Airport (IATA: BNA) formerly known as Berry Field, is a public and military-use airport in the southeastern section of Nashville in the U.S. state of Tennessee.

The airport opened on June 1937 and the airport serves cities in North America and Europe. It serves 20 airlines and has 585 daily arriving and departing flights with non-stop flights to more than 72 cities. The airport has an area of 3,900 acres, owns four runways and serves nearly 16 million passengers each year.

Nashville International Airport is a focus city for Delta and Southwest Airlines.

Airport terminal

Facilities

Nashville International Airport provides services and facilities to offer comfort and ease to its travellers. In total, the airport has 43 gates and 26 shops serving food and beverages throughout the terminals in the airport.


Facilities include:

  • A wide variety of shopping and dining shops are available from popular restaurants, cafes and luxury and designer shops.
  • Free WiFi AccessibilityLuggage storage
  • Spa, Massage and Salon
  • Children's Play areas
  • Nursing Rooms
  • Prayer Rooms
  • Baggage Carts
  • Luggage Lockers
  • ATMs
  • Currency Exchange
Woman sitting in an airport lounge

Lounges

  • American Airlines Admirals Club (Concourse C): includes beverages, snacks, TV, workstations, personal reservation assistance, and printing.
  • Delta Sky Club: Available facilities include snacks, beverages, WiFi, TV, telephone, personal reservation assistance, printing, newspapers and magazines.
  • USO Lounge / Military Lounge (Concourse C): passengers can enjoy snacks, beverages, TV, computers, laptops, and a game room all for active military members in the US military and their families.
Airport runway

Runways and Terminals

Nashville International Airport currently has four runways, three of which are parallel with one crosswind. The longest runway is the 13/31 which is 11,030 feet long.


Robert Mathews Jr. Terminal

The Robert C. H. Mathews Jr. terminal is the airport's main commercial terminal. The terminal has three floors with ground transportation on the first floor, baggage claim services on the second floor; and ticketing, passenger drop off, and concourse access on the third floor. International flights are currently processed in Concourse A, which has the airport's customs facility. Concourse A contains 8 gates, Concourse B contains 13 gates, Concourse C contains 22 gates and Concourse D will contain 6 gates and is set to open in 2020.

Southwest Airlines plane at dusk

Airlines that fly to Nashville International Airport

Nashville International Airport is served by the following airlines:

  • Southwest Airlines - Regularly flies to Denver, Atlanta, Dallas/Fort Worth, Orlando, Charlotte, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Phoenix.
  • Delta - Connects Nashville to Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Minneapolis, New York and Salt Lake City.
  • American Airlines - Can get you to Myrtle Beach directly from Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Philadelphia, Washington and Boston.
  • United Airlines - Frequently flies to Chicago, Denver, Houston and Newark from Nashville.
  • Allegiant Air - Offers direct flights from Appleton, Bozeman, Cedar Rapids, Destin/Fort Walton Beach and Fargo.
  • Spirit Airlines - Top destinations from Nashville include Dallas/Fort Worth, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Las Vegas and Los Angeles.
Man with a suitcase waiting for a taxi at an airport

How to get to Nashville International Airport

By Road

There are many companies that offer taxicab services 24 hours a day at Nashville International Airport. All taxis are metered with a starting fare of $7 USD plus $2.10 USD per mile. There are drop-off and pick-up areas at the terminals and short and long-stay multi-storey car parks you can use to park your car at a cost.


By Public Transport

In addition to this, there is a WeGo Public Transit bus that connects the airport and downtown and a bus fare costs $1.70 USD. Also, there are shuttle transfer options available to/from the airport.


By Rental Car

You can hire a selection of cars from car rental companies. All car rental pick-ups and drop-offs for rental car companies serving Nashville International Airport occur at the Rental Car Center. It is connected to the airport terminal via covered moving walkways. Some of the car rental companies are Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National, Payless and Thrifty.

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