BNA

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BNA
Stands forNashville International Airport
CategoriesTransportation & Travel

BNA stands for Nashville International Airport, an airport code abbreviation.

Nashville's airport, about 8 miles southeast of downtown, where live music stages entertain travelers in the terminals. Southwest Airlines is its largest carrier, and traffic has grown rapidly with the city's tourism boom.

Example: There was a country band playing by the bag claim when we landed at BNA.

Usage notes

ICAO code KBNA. The code comes from Berry Field Nashville: the original airport, opened in 1937, was named Berry Field after Col. Harry S. Berry, the state administrator of the federal Works Progress Administration. Even though the name changed, the letters stayed. The airport has grown quickly alongside Nashville's tourism boom.

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