“When we broke ground on BNA® Vision, our goal was to expand the infrastructure of BNA to better support Nashville’s impressive growth trajectory over the next 20 years. The passenger volume we’ve seen at Nashville International Airport continues to outpace our previous projections, which is a great sign for our city, but it also means that we have to continue building for the future. It’s paramount for us to focus on a new horizon and continue to build a world-class airport to support more and more domestic and international travelers.”
New Horizon
Moving to a New Horizon
New Horizon is a new construction and renovation plan for Nashville International Airport® (BNA®) to meet the unprecedented growth of Nashville and travel needs of passengers.
Building on the success of BNA® Vision, which wrapped up in February 2024, New Horizon marks the next chapter in BNA's ongoing transformation.
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To meet the increasing passenger demand spurred by Nashville's unprecedented growth, BNA began the design phase for its second major expansion, known as New Horizon, in 2022. New Horizon will cost an additional $3 billion that will be phased in over six years with an expected completion in late 2028. This will bring the total development investment budget at BNA to $4.5 billion since 2017.
$4.5 billion
development investment budget since 2017.
BNA receives no local tax dollars. Consistent with all airport capital improvement projects, funding comes from bonds, federal and state aviation grants, Passenger Facility Charges (PFC) and other airport funds.
New Horizon Projects
- Adds 5 gates
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- Concourse D expanding from 6 gates to 11 gates
- Increases facilities by more than 190,000 square feet
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- Includes 23,000 square feet concessions space
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- 8 new locations
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- 5 food and beverage
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- 3 new and gift locations
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- 160-foot-long moving walkway
- Culminates in record node
- Outdoor terrace with views of downtown and ramp activities
- Entails complete demolition and reconstruction of Concourse A
- 16 gates
- Increases facilities by 400,000 square feet and adds:
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- Two baggage claim devices
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- Two 120-foot-long moving walkways
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- 24 ticket counters
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- 28,000 square feet of concessions space
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- Larger & more efficient restrooms
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- Mother’s room
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- Service animal relief area
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- Departures level outdoor terrace for plane watching
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- 20,000 square feet of mezzanine airline lounges with outdoor terrace & indoor balcony
- Central ramp expansion: Completion Sept. 30, 2027
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- Required prior to Concourse A opening
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- Provides 7 Remain Overnight & Deicing Positions
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- Will require approximately 1.1 million cubic yards fill (approximately 110,000 dump trucks)
- Sort bags by flight, speed security inspections, and deliver passenger luggage to and from the aircraft faster.
- Expands baggage handling capacity to 40 million annual passengers
- Will increase and ease traffic flow into and out of the airport terminal and parking garages; Level of Service C through 40 million annual passengers
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- Roadways
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- Curbs
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- Parking
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- Ground Transportation
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- Consolidated rental car facility
- Parking Garage
- Northeast Employee/Valet Staging Parking Lot
Sustainability
Electrochromic Glass
This glass uses an electric charge to change the opacity. More tint in the summer allows less light to enter and heat up the terminal. Less tint in the winter allows more light to enter and reduce the burden of heating the facility.
Reusing Rocks
Rock removed during the Terminal Access Road Improvement (TARI) project is saved for use in current and future construction projects. Contractors don’t have to haul fill materials across town, decreasing fuel and emissions.
Geothermal Lake Plate Cooling System
After reconfiguring a nearby rock quarry to be the largest geothermal lake plate cooling system in North America, BNA saw a 50% annual reduction in energy consumption. The quarry water is also used for landscape irrigation.
Parking and Transportation Center
Parksmart was used to advance sustainable mobility. Components include a Park Assist® guidance system to expedite parking, EV charging stations to encourage use of alternative energy sources, and LED lighting to cut energy use in half.
