AirportsNashville International Airport is a large airport serving Nashville, in Tennessee, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BNA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BNA
- ICAO code
- KBNA
- City
- Nashville
- State or region
- Tennessee
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 36.1245° N, 86.6782° W
- Elevation
- 183 m (599 ft)
- Runways
- 4
- Longest runway
- 3,362 m (11,030 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BNA means Nashville International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KBNA. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 36.1245° N, 86.6782° W. It stands 183 metres (599 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Nashville International Airport has 4 runways in the data. The longest is 3,362 metres (11,030 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 51.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 3,362 m 11,030 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 02C/20C | 2,439 m 8,001 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 02R/20L | 2,439 m 8,001 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 02L/20R | 2,348 m 7,704 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Huntsville International AirportHuntsville | HSV | 166 km |
| Northwest Alabama Regional AirportMuscle Shoals | MSL | 175 km |
| Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field)Chattanooga | CHA | 180 km |
| Owensboro Daviess County AirportOwensboro | OWB | 185 km |
| McKellar-Sipes Regional AirportJackson | MKL | 210 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,625 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,509 km | 16 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,114 km | 15 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,713 km | 8 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,230 km | 2 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,886 km | 4 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,704 km | 19 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,709 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,821 km | 18 h 20 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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