BNA · Nashville, United States
Nashville International Airport.
--:--:-- · CDT (UTC-05:00) · 36.1245° N, 86.6782° W
Nashville International Airport
Airport serving Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for BNA
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 3420; ident KBNA; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
flynashville.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Nashville International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
21 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
BNA / KBNA
OurAirports ident
KBNA
GPS / local code
KBNA / BNA
ISO region
US-TN
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
flynashville.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1432146
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 9:24 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--CDT · UTC-05:00
Time zone
CDT
America/Chicago · UTC-05:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
11 km
Approximate distance to central Nashville.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Washington, D.C.
Languages
English
Currency
USD ($)
Country area
9,525,067 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
4 runways
Longest runway
11,030 ft / 3,362 m
Runway surface
concrete (3), asphalt
Opened / operator
1936 · Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority
Owner / entity
Metro Nashville and Davidson County
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
21 source-backed signals
Nashville International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Nashville, United States. Nashville's built-up core sits roughly 11 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/Chicago (UTC-05:00, CDT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Nashville International Airport (BNA / KBNA) is at 36.1245° N, 86.6782° W, elevation 599 ft (183 m), serving Nashville, United States.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Nashville is in United States (capital Washington, D.C.); regulated by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); on America/Chicago (CDT, UTC-05:00); working languages: English; currency: USD ($).
Distance from central Nashville: 11 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for BNA.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Nashville International Airport (BNA / KBNA)
Nashville International Airport · Airport serving Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Source identifiers
KBNA · KBNA · BNA · US-TN
flynashville.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
It is the busiest airport in Tennessee, with more boardings and arrivals than all other airports in the state combined.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for BNA; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Name or history cue
The current terminal was built in 1987, and the airport took its current name in 1988.
Retained because history, naming, or opening context helps distinguish this airport from same-shaped airport pages.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Hermitage
hermitage · 9.4 km from BNA
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 37,814 · city coordinates 36.1962, -86.6225
2. Nashville
nashville · 11 km from BNA
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 689,447 · city coordinates 36.1659, -86.7844
3. Brentwood
brentwood · 14 km from BNA
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 41,763 · city coordinates 36.0331, -86.7828
4. Brentwood Estates
brentwood-estates · 14 km from BNA
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 31,279 · city coordinates 36.0251, -86.7792
5. La Vergne
la-vergne · 15 km from BNA
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 34,794 · city coordinates 36.0156, -86.5819
6. Mount Juliet
mount-juliet · 17 km from BNA
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 31,540 · city coordinates 36.2000, -86.5186
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. SDF KSDF
Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · Louisville
242 km from BNA · America/Kentucky/Louisville · +1h · elevation 501 ft (153 m) · airport coordinates 38.1706, -85.7351
2. TYS KTYS
McGhee Tyson Airport · Knoxville/Maryville
244 km from BNA · America/New_York · +1h · elevation 981 ft (299 m) · airport coordinates 35.8110, -83.9940
3. BHM KBHM
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport · Birmingham
285 km from BNA · America/Chicago · +0h · elevation 650 ft (198 m) · airport coordinates 33.5629, -86.7507
Route-time reference set
1. BNA-SDF
Louisville · 242 km · 1h 8m
America/Kentucky/Louisville · +1h from BNA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. BNA-TYS
Knoxville/Maryville · 244 km · 1h 9m
America/New_York · +1h from BNA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. BNA-BHM
Birmingham · 285 km · 1h 12m
America/Chicago · +0h from BNA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
4 runways
Longest runway 11,030 ft / 3,362 m. 4 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
concrete (3), asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for BNA.
Runway identifiers
02C/20C · 02L/20R · 02R/20L · 13/31
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. SDF KSDF
Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · Louisville · 242 km from BNA
large airport · America/Kentucky/Louisville · united-states · 501 ft (153 m) · 38.1706, -85.7351
2. TYS KTYS
McGhee Tyson Airport · Knoxville/Maryville · 244 km from BNA
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 981 ft (299 m) · 35.8110, -83.9940
3. BHM KBHM
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport · Birmingham · 285 km from BNA
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 650 ft (198 m) · 33.5629, -86.7507
4. MEM KMEM
Memphis International Airport · Memphis · 322 km from BNA
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 341 ft (104 m) · 35.0438, -89.9763
5. ATL KATL
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · Atlanta · 344 km from BNA
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 1,026 ft (313 m) · 33.6367, -84.4281
6. CVG KCVG
Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · Cincinnati / Covington · 370 km from BNA
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 896 ft (273 m) · 39.0488, -84.6678
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
The current terminal was built in 1987, and the airport took its current name in 1988.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for BNA.
Source note 2
Nashville International Airport has four runways and covers 4,555 acres (1,843 ha) of land.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for BNA.
Source note 3
It is the busiest airport in Tennessee, with more boardings and arrivals than all other airports in the state combined.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for BNA.
Country and authority
BNA sits in United States (United States of America), whose capital is Washington, D.C.. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, North America.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: USD ($). BNA is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Airport serving Nashville, Tennessee, United States. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: It is the busiest airport in Tennessee, with more boardings and arrivals than all other airports in the state combined. Name or history cue: The current terminal was built in 1987, and the airport took its current name in 1988.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q1432146 · Nashville International Airport. Owner / owning body: Metro Nashville and Davidson County. Administrative area: Nashville. Named after: Nashville
Field and clock profile
Nashville International Airport is a low-elevation field at 599 ft (183 m), positioned at 36.1245° N, 86.6782° W in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 4 runways and a longest runway of 11,030 ft / 3,362 m. The airport clock uses America/Chicago (CDT, UTC-05:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Hermitage is the closest retained city-time anchor at 9.4 km. SDF Louisville is the closest retained airport alternative at 242 km.
Country airport peers
BNA is compared with SDF Louisville at 242 km, TYS Knoxville/Maryville at 244 km, BHM Birmingham at 285 km, MEM Memphis at 322 km, ATL Atlanta at 344 km inside the retained United States airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
BNA-SDF Louisville: 242 km, about 1h 8m, +1h. BNA-TYS Knoxville/Maryville: 244 km, about 1h 9m, +1h. BNA-BHM Birmingham: 285 km, about 1h 12m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident KBNA backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. flynashville.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
4 runways · longest 11,030 ft / 3,362 m
Runway identifiers
02C/20C, 02L/20R, 02R/20L, 13/31
OurAirports classifies BNA as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Nashville.
BNA (KBNA) is a low-elevation field at 599 ft (183 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
BNA sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
BNA's runway record lists 4 runways, with the longest runway at 11,030 ft / 3,362 m and source surfaces recorded as concrete (3), asphalt.
Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for BNA.
- 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.
- It is the busiest airport in Tennessee, with more boardings and arrivals than all other airports in the state combined.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at flynashville.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for BNA
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
BNA uses America/Chicago (CDT, UTC-05:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Nashville International Airport is about 11 km from central Nashville; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
SDF Louisville is the closest retained alternate at 242 km, time difference +1h.
When source checks matter
flynashville.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place BNA inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
BNA ranks #8 in the curated United States airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 94 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
BNA shares America/Chicago with AUS Austin US · BHM Birmingham US · DAL Dallas US · DFW Dallas-Fort Worth US · DSM Des Moines US · HOU Houston US. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
BNA is 599 ft (183 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include VIE 600 ft (183 m) (1 ft delta) · LCJ 604 ft (184 m) (5 ft delta) · DFW 607 ft (185 m) (8 ft delta) · LYP 591 ft (180 m) (8 ft delta) · ROP 607 ft (185 m) (8 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
BNA's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are SDF 242 km +1h · TYS 244 km +1h · BHM 285 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | SDF | 242 km | 1h 8m | +1h | --:--:-- |
| Knoxville/Maryville | TYS | 244 km | 1h 9m | +1h | --:--:-- |
| Birmingham | BHM | 285 km | 1h 12m | +0h | --:--:-- |
BNA to SDF
Louisville
Distance 242 km; estimated travel window 1h 8m; destination zone America/Kentucky/Louisville is +1h from BNA. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
BNA to TYS
Knoxville/Maryville
Distance 244 km; estimated travel window 1h 9m; destination zone America/New_York is +1h from BNA. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
BNA to BHM
Birmingham
Distance 285 km; estimated travel window 1h 12m; destination zone America/Chicago is +0h from BNA. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Nashville is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Nashville is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Nashville International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from BNA, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Hermitage
hermitage · 9.4 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Nashville
nashville · 11 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Brentwood
brentwood · 14 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Brentwood Estates
brentwood-estates · 14 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
La Vergne
la-vergne · 15 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Mount Juliet
mount-juliet · 17 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Hendersonville
hendersonville · 21 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Smyrna
smyrna-4658590 · 21 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Goodlettsville
goodlettsville · 22 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Franklin
franklin · 28 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Gallatin
gallatin · 36 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Lebanon
lebanon-4636045 · 36 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Nashville International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Louisville (SDF), Knoxville/Maryville (TYS), Birmingham (BHM). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 4 runways; longest runway 11,030 ft / 3,362 m; identifiers 02C/20C, 02L/20R, 02R/20L.
- Runway surfaces: concrete (3), asphalt; 4 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1936.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from BNA. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Louisville Muhammad Ali International AirportSDF
Louisville · large airport
- Distance
- 242 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +1h
- Elevation
- 501 ft (153 m)
Compare against SDF when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
McGhee Tyson AirportTYS
Knoxville/Maryville · large airport
- Distance
- 244 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +1h
- Elevation
- 981 ft (299 m)
Compare against TYS when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International AirportBHM
Birmingham · large airport
- Distance
- 285 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 650 ft (198 m)
Compare against BHM when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Nashville International Airport (BNA) in?▾
Nashville International Airport is in the America/Chicago timezone (UTC-05:00, CDT).
What are the codes for Nashville International Airport?▾
Nashville International Airport uses IATA code BNA and ICAO code KBNA.
Where is Nashville International Airport located?▾
Nashville International Airport is located in Nashville, United States at coordinates 36.1245° N, 86.6782° W, with an elevation of 599 ft (183 m) (low-elevation field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Nashville International Airport from central Nashville?▾
Nashville International Airport sits roughly 11 km from the nearest mapped city center for Nashville.
Which route reference is most useful from BNA?▾
Louisville (SDF) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 8m, destination timezone America/Kentucky/Louisville, and a +1h difference from BNA.
Which authority regulates BNA?▾
Nashville International Airport sits inside United States, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
What other airports in United States are close peers to BNA?▾
BNA's curated peers in United States on this site include SDF Louisville, TYS Knoxville/Maryville, BHM Birmingham, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Nashville International Airport have?▾
Nashville International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 4 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 11,030 ft / 3,362 m; identifiers include 02C/20C, 02L/20R, 02R/20L.