May 2019 Top Passenger Month in BNA History

NASHVILLE – Nashville International Airport (BNA) set a new monthly record for total number of passengers with 1,663,780 passengers in May 2019, an eight percent increase over the previous record set in October 2018 (1,538,312 passengers) and a 17 percent increase over last May’s passenger volume (1,418,316 passengers).

BNA has set passenger records in each of the last six calendar years, reaching 16 million passengers in 2018, an increase of 13.2 percent over the previous year.

On average, approximately 22,000 departing passengers are screened through the security checkpoint at BNA per day.

With nearly 18.3 million passengers visiting each year, Nashville International Airport (BNA) is one of the fastest growing airports in North America. BNA serves approximately 540 daily commercial flights to 75 nonstop destinations. According to a recent study, in 2018 alone, BNA generated more than $7.1 billion in total economic impact, supported more than 67,000 jobs in the region, and produced more than $392 million in state, local and federal taxes. BNA receives no local tax dollars. For more information, visit flynashville.com. Follow us on Facebook: @NashvilleInternationalAirport, Twitter: @Fly_Nashville and Instagram: @FlyNashville. Learn more about BNA Vision, our growth and expansion plan for the airport, at BNAVision.com.