Going Up, Coming Down: Building a New Roof for BNA’s Central Terminal
HOW IT WORKS: The new central terminal roof we’re building is much higher than the old roof. Contractor Hensel Phelps built the new roof canopy over the old roof, and the old roof is now being demolished beneath it.
See the white columns and trusses that hold up the old roof? They once looked big, but they’re very small compared to the new steel that’s holding up the roof canopy today.
With all of this demolition activity going on, it’s easy to see why the central terminal is closed on the Departures level for now—for your safety!
Three Years of Construction Progress in 32 seconds
We’ve come a long way since 2019, and there’s even more to come—like a Hilton hotel and Terminal Garage development slated to open in 2023. (Next year!)
This video shows how much BNA® has changed, starting with the demolition of our old Short Term Garage. Watch the new Terminal Garage 1 being built, along with our distinctive new roof canopy and pedestrian bridge— and now, the third and final Terminal Garage expansion that will connect Garages 1 and 2.
We’re building a bigger, better BNA. Thanks for coming along for the journey.
Engineering News-Record: ‘Nashville Airport’s $1.4B Revamp Hits the Right Notes’
BNA® Vision is a complex undertaking. As Engineering News-Record shows, tremendous planning and coordination keep our expansion projects moving forward while the airport continues to operate. It’s like building an airplane in mid-air—an amazing feat that will take BNA®, our city and our state to even higher heights.
Click here to read this up-close look at BNA® Vision.
1,276 Steel Beams and Columns—and Counting
BY THE NUMBERS: 71% of steel is in place on our International Arrivals Facility! That’s 1,276 steel beams and columns out of a total of 1,798 that form the skeleton of this major terminal expansion project.
The new (and MUCH bigger) International Arrivals Facility will open in 2023 with six international gates (compared to two today) and a new Customs and Border Protection area, replacing the current facility at the end of Concourse A. It will set the stage for a whole lot more international travel!
Keep up the great work, Hensel Phelps.
On the Horizon: Hotel check-in hasn’t begun, but that day is coming
As announced in 2021, a Hilton-branded hotel is coming to BNA® in late 2023! It’ll stand atop the third and final Terminal Garage expansion that’s being built between the existing Garages 1 and 2, directly across from the central terminal.
Just imagine:
- Unparalleled views of the airfield and Nashville skyline
- Adjacent to the central terminal for maximum convenience
- 292 rooms, including six luxury suites’
- Glass SkyBar Lounge and open-air SkyPool on the 14th floor rooftop
- Grand Plaza with open-air dining, bar and cafe
- High-design Grand Lobby with public artwork, Grand Bar & Music Lounge and high-end contemporary restaurant
- Meeting and event spaces totaling 16,500 square feet, including an 8,000-square-foot Grand Ballroom/Event space
- Fitness center on the 12th floor
- Four-level Terminal Garage with reserved hotel parking and public self-parking
- Covered pedestrian bridge connecting the hotel, plaza and garage to the terminal building.
Click here to learn more about this project, which is taking BNA to the next level—a world-class airport for our world-class city.
Save the Date: Business Taking Off Returns April 1, 2022
Business Taking Off is a FREE annual event for businesses of all sizes. It’s part networking event and part presentation of business opportunities at Nashville International Airport and John C. Tune Airport. It’s the place to be if you’d like to do business with two thriving airports in the Nashville area!
JOIN US
Business Taking Off
April 1, 2022
7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Details to follow soon. Check back!
Click here for more information
Jan. 12-26: Blasting Scheduled Near BNA’s Donelson Pike Entrance
Blasting activity is planned near the airport’s Donelson Pike entrance/exit on several days during a two-week period beginning January 12. This work will accommodate the installation of a sanitary sewer.
How will this affect travelers and the public?
- Weather permitting, blasting will occur on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at approximately 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The first blast is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 12. This activity is expected to conclude on Wednesday, Jan. 26 (subject to change).
- The sound of blasting will be audible near the airport and potentially within the surrounding area.
- Vibrations from blasting may or may not be felt at the terminal, parking garages, parking lots, and Consolidated Rental Car Facility.
- Traffic will be stopped for a brief time near the blasting site for safety purposes while each blast is conducted. Duration: Approximately 5-10 minutes.
- Traffic will be stopped in the following locations:
- Donelson Pike (Northbound and Southbound lanes) near the airport’s entrance/exit;
- Donelson Pike entrance and exit ramps leading into/away from BNA;
- Exit points for Terminal Garage 1, Terminal Lot A, Economy Lot B and Consolidated Rental Car Facility.
- Economy Lot B parking shuttle service will pause briefly until blasting has concluded.
NOTE: If you’re flying on affected days, allow ample time to arrive due to traffic stops. Alternatively, use the airport’s I-40E entrance (exit 216A), which will not be affected by blasting.
BNA® Vision earns prestigious Merit Award for Cutting-Edge Design
Nashville International Airport®’s dynamic expansion and renovation plan has earned another accolade! BNA® Vision has received a juried Merit Award from AIA Middle Tennessee, signifying industry acclaim for our expansion program as a whole as well as individual projects.
AIA Middle Tennessee’s 2021 Design Awards program honors exceptional work on the behalf of the architecture profession and brings awareness to remarkable work by architects in Middle Tennessee.
Congratulations and thank you to Corgan Inc., Fentress Architects and Moody Nolan for their cutting-edge design that is taking BNA to new heights—a world-class airport for our world-class city.