Airport Tour
Wednesday, May 1 | 9 A.M. - 12 P.M. (CDT)
Nashville International Airport® (BNA®) is Music City’s connection to the world, and the world’s connection to Music City. With exponential passenger growth and continued staggering projections, join us for a behind-the-scenes look at one of the nation’s fastest-growing airports. Dive into BNA’s two expansion and renovation programs, BNA® Vision and New Horizon ($3 billion total), which aim to create a world-class airport for a world-class city.
The tour will begin on the airside because rapid growth calls for significant renovations and expansions that will improve passenger experience now and in the future. Attendees will take an airfield tour to learn about our Terminal Apron & Taxiway Expansion, A Concourse Ramp Area Expansion, the Relocation of the Air Freight Building, and the Central Utility Plant. The airfield tour will also highlight our new Satellite Concourse, the eight-gate freestanding concourse serving primarily Spirit and Allegiant, and the expansion of our Terminal Building, which added six dual domestic/international gates. Additionally, attendees will have the opportunity to learn about BNA’s upcoming $287 million Concourse D extension that will add five additional gates to the concourse.
The tour will continue inside with our guests experiencing the new Grand Lobby at BNA! Marking the return of one central checkpoint at BNA, the new Grand Lobby is the renovated and reimagined 200,000-square-foot space at the center of the terminal which features large-scale art installations with the goal of creating a calming experience for passengers. BNA’s Arts at the Airport program transforms Nashville International Airport into a showplace of creative talent found in Tennessee and beyond, and attendees will be greeted in the Grand Lobby with an immersive multimedia showcase through two enormous 12K resolution screens and experience the prominent five-story sculpture that greets you.
The tour will wrap up with a stroll on the outdoor plaza level of BNA, where you will receive an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at BNA’s first on-site hotel – Hilton BNA. With 290+ rooms and a rooftop lounge and pool, you will be among the first to tour the upcoming hotel, slated to open in December 2023. Head over to the state-of-the-art Administrative Building, which houses hundreds of Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA) employees, and view the Dog Park, one of our many pet-friendly amenities, which provides much-needed outdoor green space to traveling pets and pet parents.
