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'{{Infobox Airport | name = Nashville International Airport | nativename = | nativename-a = | nativename-r = | image = Nashville International Airport Logo.svg | image-width = 200px | image2 = BNA Nashville.jpg | image2-width = 250 | caption = | IATA = BNA | ICAO = KBNA <center>{{Location map|USA Tennessee|width=250|float=center |caption=|mark=Airplane_silhouette.svg|marksize=10 |label=BNA|position=left |lat_deg=36|lat_min=07|lat_sec=38|lat_dir=N |lon_deg=86|lon_min=40|lon_sec=55|lon_dir=W }}<small>Location of the Nashville International Airport</small></center> | type = Public | owner = MNAA | operator = Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority | city-served = | location = Nashville, Tennessee | elevation-f = 599 | elevation-m = 183 | coordinates = {{Coord|36|07|36|N|86|40|55|W|type:airport}} | website = [http://www.flynashville.com www.flynashville.com] | metric-elev = | metric-rwy = | r1-number = 2L/20R | r1-length-f = 7,703 | r1-length-m = 2,348 | r1-surface = [[Concrete]] | r2-number = 2C/20C | r2-length-f = 8,001 | r2-length-m = 2,438 | r2-surface = Concrete | r3-number = 2R/20L | r3-length-f = 8,000 | r3-length-m = 2,438 | r3-surface = Concrete | r4-number = 13/31 | r4-length-f = 11,030 | r4-length-m = 3,362 | r4-surface = Concrete | stat-year = 2009 | stat1-header = Aircraft operations | stat1-data = 190,993 | stat2-header = Based aircraft | stat2-data = 100 | footnotes = }} '''Nashville International Airport''' {{Airport codes|BNA|KBNA}} is a joint civil-military airport in southeastern [[Nashville, Tennessee]]. The IATA Airport Code '''BNA''' is descended from one of the city's early aviation facilities&mdash;'''''B'''''erry Field, '''''NA'''''shville, which was the name of the current facility until 1988, when the name was changed to reflect plans for international flights. The airport has four runways. '''Berry Field Air National Guard Base''' is located at Nashville International Airport. The base is home to the [[118th Airlift Wing]], an [[Air National Guard]] unit operationally-gained by the [[Air Education and Training Command]] (AETC), as well as the headquarters of the [[Tennessee Air National Guard]]. The airport is served by [[Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority|MTA]] bus #18. The Airport served nearly 10 million passengers in 2008, and over 79,000 tons of Cargo in 2008. The Terminal Complex includes a {{convert|900000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} passenger terminal with 47 Air Carrier Gates and up to 78 Commuter Parking Positions. It contributes $3.74 billion in economic activity and $1.18 billion in wages and more than 39,700 jobs annually to the regional economy. The Airport serves a trade area of 79 counties in Middle Tennessee, Southern Kentucky, and Northern Alabama. ==History== The airport first opened in 1937 as '''Berry Field'''. It was named after Harry S. Berry, the Tennessee administrator for the [[Works Progress Administration]]. It spread along {{convert|340|acre|km2}} on Dixie Parkway (now Murfreesboro Road). During [[World War II]] the airfield was used by the [[United States Army Air Force]] [[Military Air Transport Service|Air Transport Command]] 20th Ferrying Group for movement of new aircraft from the United States to overseas locations. A much larger terminal opened in 1961 to handle increased air traffic. It was the setting for several scenes in the 1975 [[Robert Altman]] film ''[[Nashville (film)|Nashville]]'', and was accessed off [[Briley Parkway]]. The current passenger facility on Donelson Pike was opened in 1987, and was designed for a new [[American Airlines]] hub. A year later, it was renamed Nashville International Airport/Berry Field to reflect its new status. While it is now very rare to see the "Berry Field" portion used, the airport's IATA code reflects the old name; it is short for '''B'''erry Field '''NA'''shville. In 2002, [[Embraer]] Aircraft Maintenance Services (EAMS) selected Nashville as the location for its Regional Airline Support Facility.<ref>http://www.embraer.com/eams/content/home/about_us_where.asp</ref> Initially, [[American Airlines]] scheduled 135 flights daily destined for 60 different cities. An international wing was constructed in Concourse A to accommodate a service to [[London]]. However, airline service with American peaked in 1992 and in the years that followed, routes were cut back until eventually American closed the hub. Though BNA lost American, [[Southwest Airlines]] quickly filled the void by seizing 47% of the Nashville market and making it a focus city. Today, Nashville International Airport is served by 14 carriers. More than 375 average daily arriving and departing flights operate from 47 air carrier gates. Nashville International provides direct air service to 90 markets.<ref>[http://www.nashintl.com]</ref> BNA averages a total of 523 commercial, general aviation, air taxi, and military flight operations per day.<ref>[http://flightaware.com/resources/airport/KBNA FlightAware > Resources > Airport > Nashville Intl Airport (Nashville, TN) [KBNA/BNA&#93;<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Nonstop flights are available to 45 domestic destinations and two international. ==Concourses, airlines, and destinations== Nashville International Airport has four concourses, of which only three are actually in use. {{Airport-dest-list | 3rdcoltitle=Concourse | [[Air Canada Jazz]] | Toronto-Pearson | C | [[American Airlines]] | Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York-LaGuardia | C | [[American Eagle Airlines|American Eagle]] | Chicago-O'Hare, Miami, New York-JFK [begins April 5], New York-LaGuardia, Washington-Reagan | C | [[Branson Air Express]] operated by Vision Airlines | '''Seasonal''': Branson | A | [[Continental Express]] operated by [[ExpressJet Airlines]] | Houston-Intercontinental, Newark | A | [[Delta Air Lines]] | Atlanta, Detroit <br> '''Seasonal''': Cancún, Salt Lake City | B | [[Delta Connection]] operated by [[Atlantic Southeast Airlines]] | Atlanta | B | Delta Connection operated by [[Compass Airlines (North America)|Compass Airlines]] | Detroit, New York-LaGuardia | B | Delta Connection operated by [[Pinnacle Airlines]] | Atlanta, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul | B | Delta Connection operated by [[SkyWest Airlines]] | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Salt Lake City | B | Delta Connection operated by [[Comair]] | New York-JFK [begins April 1] | B | [[Frontier Airlines]] | Denver | A | Frontier Airlines operated by [[Chautauqua Airlines]] | Milwaukee | A | [[Southwest Airlines]] | Austin, Baltimore, Birmingham (AL), Charleston (SC) [begins March 13], Chicago-Midway, Cleveland, Columbus (OH), Denver, Detroit, Ft Lauderdale, Ft Myers [begins February 13], Greenville-Spartanburg [begins March 13], Hartford/Springfield, Houston-Hobby, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Norfolk, Orlando, Panama City (FL), Philadelphia, Phoenix, Raleigh/Durham, San Antonio, San Diego, St. Louis, Tampa <br> '''Seasonal''': Oakland, Seattle/Tacoma, Providence | C | [[United Express]] operated by [[ExpressJet Airlines]] | Chicago-O'Hare, Washington-Dulles | A | United Express operated by [[Mesa Airlines]] | Chicago-O'Hare, Washington-Dulles | A | United Express operated by [[SkyWest Airlines]] | Chicago-O'Hare, Denver | A | United Express operated by [[Trans States Airlines]] | Chicago-O'Hare, Washington-Dulles | A | [[US Airways]] | Charlotte | B | [[US Airways Express]] operated by [[Air Wisconsin]] | Philadelphia, Washington-Reagan | B | US Airways Express operated by [[Mesa Airlines]] | Charlotte | B | US Airways Express operated by [[Republic Airlines]] and [[PSA Airlines]] | Charlotte, Philadelphia, Washington-Reagan | B }} ==Statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%" width= align= |+ '''Top Ten Busiest Domestic Routes Out of Nashville International Airport''' </br> (October 2009-September 2010) <ref>http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=BNA&carrier=FACTS</ref> ! Rank ! City ! Passengers ! Carriers |- | 1 | {{flagicon|Texas}} [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas, TX]] | 272,000 | American |- | 2 | {{flagicon|Georgia}} [[Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport|Atlanta, GA]] | 268,000 | Delta, Delta Connection |- | 3 | {{flagicon|Colorado}} [[Denver International Airport|Denver, CO]] | 244,000 | Frontier, Southwest, United Express |- | 4 | {{flagicon|Illinois}} [[Chicago Midway International Airport| Chicago, IL (Midway)]] | 224,000 | Southwest |- | 5 | {{flagicon|North Carolina}} [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte, NC]] | 204,000 | US Airways, US Airways Express |- | 6 | {{flagicon|Maryland}} [[Baltimore-Washington International Airport| Baltimore, MD]] | 197,000 | Southwest |- | 7 | {{flagicon|Michigan}} [[Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport|Detroit, MI]] | 185,000 | Delta Connection, Southwest |- | 8 | {{flagicon|Illinois}} [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago, IL (O'Hare)]] | 181,000 | American Eagle, United Express |- | 9 | {{flagicon|Florida}} [[Orlando International Airport|Orlando, FL]] | 143,000 | Southwest |- | 10 | {{flagicon|Pennsylvania}} [[Philadelphia International Airport|Philadelphia, PA]] | 136,000 | Southwest, US Airways Express |- |} ===Concourse D=== This concourse, currently closed by the Metro Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA), was constructed as a ground level commuter terminal for [[American Eagle Airlines|American Eagle]]. All American Eagle flights operated out of Concourse D until, as a cost cutting measure after 9/11, all American Eagle flights were moved to Concourse C to share gates with American Airlines. For a short period of time, Concourse D was used by [[RegionsAir|Corporate Airlines]] to operate its own regional flights until it became an [[American Connection]] and [[Continental Connection]] regional affiliate.<ref>{{cite press release | title = Airline Service Relocated at Nashville International Airport | publisher = Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority | date = 2002-08-27 | url = http://www.flynashville.com/cfpress/press/MNAA_12_08272002.pdf | accessdate = 2007-08-26 }}</ref> Currently, the MNAA has no plans to reopen Concourse D.<ref>http://www.nashintl.com/airlinegate/</ref> ===Atlantic Aviation Terminal=== {{Airport-dest-list | [[Pacific Wings]] | Athens (GA), Atlanta, Jackson (TN), Owensboro (KY) <ref name="ReferenceA">[media.kspr.com/documents/Pacific+Wings.pdf Pacific Wings]</ref><ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref>[http://www.14wfie.com/Global/story.asp?S=10786962 Pacific Wings KY ref]</ref> }} ==Airline lounges== Nashville International Airport is home to a Delta Air Lines [[Delta Air Lines#Sky Clubs|Sky Club]] located adjacent to gate B3. The [[American Airlines]] [[American Airlines#Admirals Club|Admirals Club]] is located above gate C12. The facility, which was closed after September 11, 2001, reopened on July 11, 2007. ==Airport Arts== Nashville International Airport takes great pride in showcasing the Middle Tennessee region's visual and performing arts. Arts at the Airport receives funding for the visual arts from the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA) and the Tennessee Arts Commission (TAC). The award-winning Arts at the Airport program reviews and presents works by local, regional, and national artists for the enjoyment and enrichment of Nashville International Airport's passengers and visitors. In addition to visual art, Arts at the Airport includes music since it is an integral part of Nashville. The arts come alive with musical performances on stages throughout BNA’s passenger terminal. The Flying Solo Exhibition Series is supported by the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA), the Tennessee Arts Commission (TAC), and is funded under an agreement with the State of Tennessee.<ref>http://www.nashintl.com/arts/</ref> ==Cargo facilities== Air cargo integrators, charter cargo airlines and air express companies operate daily from the Nashville Air Cargo all-cargo complex. The complex, located across the airfield from the airport's passenger facility, is within five minutes of Interstate 40. It provides taxiway access to Nashville International's three parallel runways and crosswind international runway. The airport has seen considerable growth in its cargo offerings in recent years with the addition of a {{convert|70000|sqft|m2|-3|abbr=on}} FedEx facility at BNA. China Airlines ceased operations at Nashville on July 31, 2009 Airlines with cargo operations at Nashville International Airport are: *[[BAX Global]] *[[FedEx Express]] ==Berry Field Air National Guard Base== [[Image:Air National Guard.png|100px|right]]'''Berry Field Air National Guard Base''' is home to Headquarters, [[Tennessee Air National Guard]] and the [[118th Airlift Wing]] (118 AW), the latter serving as host wing for the installation. Berry Field and the 118 AW currently operate the '''C-130 International Training Center''', an [[AETC]] activity in support of DoD Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of the C-130, training up to 150 international military C-130E and C-130H flight crew and maintenance students annually. The [[Air National Guard]] presence at BNA dates back to 1937, when the 105th Observation Squadron, a [[U.S. Army Air Corps]]-gained element of the Tennessee National Guard initially took up residence at the airport. With the advent of World War II, the squadron was called into active Federal service as a [[U.S. Army Air Forces]] unit and transitioned to a bombardment mission flying the [[B-25 Mitchell]] medium bomber in the Pacific theater. At war's end and into the immediate postwar period, the unit transitioned to a fighter mission flying the [[P-47 Thunderbolt]]. With the establishment of the [[U.S. Air Force]] as a separate service in 1947, the unit was redesignated the 118th Fighter Group. Subsequent redesignations occurred in 1950 as the 118th Composite Wing and in 1953 as the 118th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, during which time the unit operated the [[F-51 Mustang]], R[[F-80]] Shooting Star and [[RF-84 Thunderflash]] while operationally gained by the [[Tactical Air Command]] (TAC). In 1961, the unit transitioned to an airlift mission, first operating [[C-97 Stratofreighter]], followed by [[C-124 Globemaster II]] and finally [[C-130 Hercules]] aircraft under the cognizance of the [[Military Air Transport Service]] (MATS), [[Military Airlift Command]] (MAC) and [[Air Mobility Command]] (AMC), with combat service in [[Gulf_War#Operation_Desert_Shield|Operation Desert Shield]], [[Operation Desert Storm]], [[Operation Enduring Freedom]] and [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]]. Approximately 1,500 personnel are assigned to both HQ, Tennessee Air Hational Guard and to the 118 AW at Berry ANGB. Approximately 400 are full-time Active Guard and Reserve (AGR) and Air Reserve Technician (ART) personnel, augmented by approximately 1100 traditional part-time air guardsmen. Approximately 100 additional foreign military personnel are also temporarily assigned to the 118 AW at any one time for training in the C-130E or C-130H aircraft. ===BRAC 2005=== In its 2005 BRAC Recommendations, DoD recommended to realign Nashville International Airport (IAP) Air National Guard Station, Tennessee. This recommendation would distribute the C-130H aircraft of the 118th Airlift Wing to the [[182d Airlift Wing]] of the [[Illinois Air National Guard]] at Greater Peoria Airport Air National Guard Station, Illinois (four aircraft), and the [[123d Airlift Wing]] of the [[Kentucky Air National Guard]] at Louisville IAP Air National Guard Station, Kentucky (four aircraft). Flying related ECS (aerial port and fire fighters) would move to Memphis IAP Air National Guard Station and the aeromedical squadron from Nashville would move to [[NAS JRB Fort Worth]], Texas. Other ECS would remain in place at Nashville. Nashville (104) had a low military value ranking and was near other ANG bases keeping or gaining aircraft. ===C-130 International Training Center=== [[Image:Air Education and Training Command.png|100px|right]]In October 2007, it was announced that as an amendment to the BRAC 2005 decision, the 118 AW would continue to retain a flying mission, transitioning from an [[Air Mobility Command]] (AMC)-gained unit to that of a training organization operationally gained by the [[Air Education and Training Command]] (AETC). As the C-130 International Training Center, the 118 AW assumed a new role as a C-130 Formal Training Unit (FTU) in support of DoD Foreign Military Sales (FMS), training up to 150 international military C-130E and C-130H flight crew and maintenance students annually. Although the 118 AW's C-130H2 aircraft were transferred to other [[Air National Guard]] airlift wings, the 118 AW did gain six WC-130H aircraft that had been retired from weather reconnaissance duties with the [[Air Force Reserve Command]]'s [[403d Wing]] at [[Keesler AFB]], Mississippi. The first class of international C-130 students trained by the 118 AW graduated in October 2008. ==See also== {{portal|United States Air Force}} * [[Tennessee World War II Army Airfields]] ==External links== *[http://www.flynashville.com Nashville International Airport] (official site) *{{FAA-diagram|00282}} {{US-airport|BNA}} ==References== {{Reflist}} * http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9903EEDD1539F935A35755C0A963948260 {{Nashville landmarks}} [[Category:Transportation in Nashville, Tennessee]] [[Category:Airports in Tennessee]] [[Category:USAAF Air Transport Command Airfields - North America]] [[Category:Facilities of the United States Air National Guard]] [[Category:Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Tennessee]] [[de:Flughafen Nashville]] [[it:Aeroporto Internazionale di Nashville]] [[ja:ナッシュビル国際空港]] [[zh:纳什维尔国际机场]]'