Open
Concourse D extension
Five additional gates.
July 8, 2025Official project source ↗
NASHVILLE AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT
Growth beyond
the gates.
A connected city starts with better connections.
Your guide to BNA’s expansion, the land around it, and the decisions that come next. Follow the projects. Read the plans. Ask better property questions.
Source review · October 28, 2026
THE DEVELOPMENT BOARD
What’s open.
What’s next.
BNA Vision concluded in February 2024. New Horizon is the next construction program. The Master Plan looks farther ahead, beyond those committed works. Start with BNA’s overview ↗
8 projects · Status reviewed October 28, 2026
Underway
Central ramp expansion
Seven aircraft parking / deicing positions.
Target: September 2027Official project source ↗
Underway
Central Core renovation
Upgraded elevators, escalators and circulation.
Target: December 2027Official project source ↗
Underway
Concourse A replacement
Reconstruction with 16 gates.
Target: July 2028Official project source ↗
Underway
Baggage handling system
Expanded baggage-processing capacity.
Target: October 2028Official project source ↗
Underway
Terminal access roadways
Expanded circulation, bridges and a new loop.
Target: 2029Official project source ↗
Underway
Rental cars & public parking
New rental facility and garage; construction began in FY2026.
Target: 2029Official project source ↗
Long-range
Airport Master Plan update
Study framework; individual projects need further review and funding.
Planning through 2047Official project source ↗
Targets are the airport’s published estimates, not guaranteed opening dates. The rental facility’s 2029 target is detailed in BNA’s landside program ↗. Open the source for later changes.
READ THE LAYERS
One airport.
Different plans.
A construction schedule, an airport layout, a noise contour, and local zoning answer different questions. Use them together.
The Master Plan
A framework through 2047, with the update process expected to finish in the first half of 2027. Recommendations still need project-specific environmental review and funding.
Read the study and community materials before treating an idea as an approved project.
Master Plan & FAQs ↗Maps with context
Find airport layout plans, environmental documents and noise exposure maps. Noise contours describe modeled sound exposure; they do not show flight paths.
Check each map’s date. The posted 2020 study includes a future-2025 scenario; a separate noise-map update is underway.
Airport plans & noise maps ↗Getting to the airport
TDOT’s I-40 / Donelson Pike interchange work and BNA’s terminal road program are related but separate. Follow each agency for its own schedule and access changes.
FOR LANDOWNERS, REALTORS & BUILDERS
Near the airport?
Start with the parcel.
Proximity is a starting point for research. Whether a hotel, home, warehouse, or another use makes sense depends on the actual site, public approvals, access, and market demand.
This is a research guide. Airport growth does not establish a parcel’s permitted use or guarantee its value.
Open parcel finder ↗Identify the land
Confirm the parcel, ownership, recorded easements, and public-road access.
Search county records ↗Read local policy and zoning
Check the community plan and zoning for the actual parcel. Donelson–Hermitage–Old Hickory is one nearby planning area, not the entire airport area.
Read the community plan ↗Check noise and airspace
Review noise maps and applicable airport overlays. Buildings and construction cranes may also trigger separate FAA notice and airspace review using Form 7460-1.
Check FAA notice criteria ↗Test the site and access
Have your team investigate utilities, stormwater, flood conditions, soils, driveway access, and road changes.
Open the development resources ↗Confirm the approval path
Bring the concept to the relevant agencies and qualified professionals. A master plan does not replace local permits.
Search permits & status ↗
BE PART OF WHAT COMES NEXT
Follow the decisions.
Find your opening.
Public information for neighbors. Official opportunities for firms. Start with the right channel.
Meetings & community input
Use the Airport Authority’s current schedule, agendas, and approved minutes. MNAA says its board and committee meetings are not livestreamed.
The Master Plan’s first open house was January 22, 2026. A second date was not yet listed when this guide was reviewed.
Bids, leases & connections
Explore airport solicitations, small-business information, and aviation real-estate opportunities. Check deadlines and distinguish open notices from closed archives.
MORE THAN ONE AIRPORT
Meet JWN.
John C. Tune is Nashville’s general-aviation reliever airport, west of downtown. It plays a different role from BNA’s commercial passenger gateway.
John C. Tune Airport & plans ↗THEN → NOW → NEXT
From Berry Field.
Nashville’s airport opened as Berry Field on June 12, 1937. It is another chapter in a city shaped by its connections—from the river and railways to the air.
PUT YOUR QUESTION ON THE MAP
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