Nashville International Airport Sees Record Number of Departing Passengers in a Single Day
NASHVILLE – On Monday, June 12, more than 25,000 passengers departed Nashville International Airport (BNA) with the conclusion of the 2017 CMA Music Festival and Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, setting a new single-day record for BNA, and a 10.6 percent increase over the previous record set during the comparable Monday in 2016.
In anticipation of the increased passenger volume, MNAA and TSA both added additional personnel on site at BNA throughout the weekend, resulting in security screening times never exceeding 15 minutes, with most passengers in line less than ten minutes.
“We greatly appreciate all who worked to make the travel experience at Nashville International Airport as easy and efficient as possible while a record number of travelers departed BNA these last few days,” said Rob Wigington, president and CEO of the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority. “Focused effort from TSA, our airline partners, Airport Authority employees and our Flying Aces volunteers all contributed to remarkably quick processing times and a notably favorable impression of our city and airport.”
- Sunday, June 11: 21,654 departing passengers, 4.3 percent increase from 2016
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- 25,024 departing passengers, new record and 10.6 percent increase from 2016
- 16,733 bags processed, new record and 3.9 percent increase from 2016
- Tuesday, June 13: 19,862 departing passengers
A typical day at BNA is approximately 18,000 departing passengers.
With more than 12.9 million passengers visiting each year, Nashville International Airport is the fourth fastest growing airport among the top 50 airports in North America and was recently named the fastest growing airport of its size in the U.S. BNA serves 390 flights daily in more than 50 nonstop markets. It is now the 33rd busiest airport in the U.S.
Note: The June 13, 2016 daily record has been updated to 22,625 departing passengers. It was previously reported as 23,841, but inadvertently included non-passenger screenings.
WSMV: Expansions at Nashville Airport could lead to more nonstop international flights
NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) – It’s been 22 years since Nashville International Airport offered non-stop service to Europe, and officials with the Nashville Aiport Authority hope that will change soon.
Construction is underway to upgrade and improve BNA’s international arrival gates. It’s part of the Airport Authority’s five-to-six-year vision plan for the Nashville Airport, which includes a new parking structure and renovated terminal.
Non-stop service to Cancun, Mexico, and Calgary, Canada, were announced earlier this year.
The Airport Authority’s Vice President of Communications Tom Jurkovich says he is anticipating nonstop flights to Europe and Asia within the next few years.
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Nashville International Airport Named Fastest Growing U.S. Airport
NASHVILLE ─ Nashville International Airport (BNA) was recently named the fastest growing airport of its size and awarded the Airport Traffic Growth Award from anna.aero, an industry news and analysis organization dedicated to outstanding airline network planning intelligence. The award recognizes BNA’s remarkable 11.2 percent growth in passenger traffic in 2016 in the mid-sized airport category (5 million – 20 million annual passengers).
The Airport Traffic Growth Award is presented by anna.aero annually in recognition of the fastest-growing airports as measured by percentage growth in actual passenger numbers in four different size ranges.
“BNA, like Nashville itself, is on a pace of rapid growth, and all projections indicate that trend will continue,” said Rob Wigington, Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority president and CEO. “The robust increase in travel demand underscores the need for BNA Vision, our dynamic growth and expansion plan designed to keep Nashville International Airport a world-class facility for today and beyond.”
In 2016, more than 12.9 million passengers traveled into and out of BNA, setting an all-time passenger record for the fourth consecutive calendar year. And the record pace continues. Given current growth trends, BNA is expected to surpass that figure in 2017 by more than a million passengers.
In January 2017, MNAA kicked off the BNA Vision by breaking ground on a new six-level, 2,000 space parking and transportation center slated to be complete by the summer of 2018. Additionally, construction of the interim International Arrivals Building (IAB) is underway, designed to accommodate immediate needs for additional international capacity while the new, permanent IAB is designed and constructed. For more information and updates on BNA Vision, visit: BNAVisionNashville.com.
BNA is currently served by 12 airlines and offers 440 daily flights. Nashville International Airport provides nonstop air service to more than 50 destinations.