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Nashville International Airport (BNA)
Airport Information
(Nashville, Tennessee - TN, USA)
 Dating back just over 70 years and approximately 13 km / 8 miles southeast of the city centre, Nashville International Airport (BNA) is also close to the suburban areas of Bakertown, Cloverhill, Glencliff, Glenview and Seven Oaks Park. The expansive Nashville Airport handles around a dozen different airlines, with around ten million annual passengers arriving and departing from Tennessee's famous 'Music City'.
There is plenty of ground transport to choose from at Nashville Airport and amongst the most popular options are buses and shuttles. The majority of these are operated by Clarksville (24-hour), Gray Line Airport Express, Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) and N, B & F Transportation (Nashville, Brentwood, Franklin).
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Taxis are particularly popular and link Nashville's downtown districts and business community, Opryland and its many country music venues, and the West End, which is home to the Vanderbilt University. Airport taxis also offer a good way to reach Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) in nearby Murfreesboro, and the nearby suburbs of Clarksville, Franklin, Hendersonville, Lebanon and Smyrna.
Nashville International Airport (BNA) Information: History and Facilities
Opened in the summer of 1937, the city's airport was then known as Berry Field Nashville (BNA) and covered just over 300 acres / 121 hectares. Used as a base for the military until 1946, the facilities at Berry Field were basic and as passenger numbers climbed, Nashville International Airport soon needed revamping and the airport was expanded during the early 1960s. A new passenger terminal was completed in 1961 and during this year, the airport served more than 500,000 passengers for the first time. Nashville International Airport has grown dramatically over the years and today encompasses around 4,500 acres / 1,821 hectares.
Facilities at Nashville International Airport (BNA) are reasonable and include a Business Service Center on the ticketing level, along with WiFi Internet access, the Wright Business Travel Center and a Massage Bar offering seated-chair massages. Particularly popular is Nashville Nails on Concourse C, where you can pamper yourself with a range of spa services. Art lovers will be delighted to find the onsite 'Arts at the Airport' program, which includes a permanent collection of paintings and sculptures and is operated by both the TAC (Tennessee Arts Commission) and the MNAA (Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority).
A food court area is sited on Concourse C, with around a dozen different eateries here or nearby, such as Andrew Jackson's Tavern, the Bull Pen, Capitol Hill Grille, Coffee Beanery, the Landing and also AirMeals on Concourse B, where you can purchase package foods to take with you on your flight. There are also a handful of shops on hand around Nashville Airport, such as the CNN News Store, Welcome to Music City and Hudson Books.
Nashville International Airport (BNA) Information: About Nashville Tourism
Regarded by many to be the world's country music capital, the city of Nashville lies within the state of Tennessee and is where many leading artists cut their first records. Nashville is a true paradise for singers and songwriters and live music is performed all around the city, in bars, restaurants and clubs.
Easy to reach from Nashville Airport (BNA), both the city's Grand Ole Opry House and the outstanding Country Music Hall of Fame are quite unmissable. Other top attractions including cruises along the Cumberland River on the General Jackson Showboat, the 19th-century Tennessee State Capitol, the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Museum, and for children, the Wave County water park.
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