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KBNA · Nashville International Airport

ICAO · US · 50 NTSB events

ID KBNA FAA BNA Elev 599 ft Lat 36° 7.47' N Lon 86° 40.69' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

fetching…

Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

8 runway ends on file. Longest: 11,030 ft. Max gradient: 0.62%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
13 133.3° 11,030 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.42%
31 313.3° 11,030 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.42%
02C 018° 8,001 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —
20C 198° 8,001 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —
02R 018° 8,001 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —
20L 198° 8,001 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —
02L 17.6° 7,704 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —
20R 197.6° 7,704 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 10 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 135.100
  • CLD CLNC DEL 126.050
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR TWR 118.600
  • APP APP 120.600
  • DEP DEP 118.400
  • MISC ANG MAINT 138.100
  • OPS ANG OPS 132.290
  • RDO RDO 122.200
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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  • NDB BN

    Dobbs

    0.30 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • NDB VI

    Opery

    0.34 MHz · LO · LOW

  • VORTAC BNA

    Nashville

    114.10 MHz · DME 114.10 · BOTH · HIGH

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 0 matched · 45 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (45 sentences)
  • ·454 TENNESSEE – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – NASHVILLE INTL (BNA)(KBNA) P (ANG) 5 SE UTC–6(–5DT) N36º07.47´ W86º40.69´ 599 B LRA Class I, ARFF Index D NOTAM FILE BNA RWY 13–31: H11030X150 (CONC–GRVD) PCR 762 R/A/W/T HIRL RWY 13: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 51´.
  • ·RWY 02C–20C: H8001X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–120, D–204, 2D–386, 2D/2D2–885 PCR 615 R/A/W/T HIRL RWY 02C: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 64´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 68´.
  • ·RWY 02R–20L: H8001X150 (CONC–GRVD) PCR 727 R/A/W/T HIRL CL RWY 02R: ALSF2.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´.
  • ·RWY 02L–20R: H7704X150 (CONC–GRVD) PCR 897 R/A/W/T HIRL CL 0.6% up S RWY 02L: ALSF2.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 55´.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 79´.
  • ·RWY 02C:TORA–8001 TODA–8001 ASDA–7601 LDA–7601 RWY 02L:TORA–7702 TODA–7702 ASDA–7702 LDA–7702 RWY 02R:TORA–8000 TODA–8000 ASDA–8000 LDA–8000 RWY 13: TORA–10288 TODA–11029 ASDA–10288 LDA–9487 RWY 20C:TORA–8001 TODA–8001 ASDA–8001 LDA–8001 RWY 20L:TORA–8000 TODA–8000 ASDA–8000 LDA–8000 RWY 20R:TORA–7702 TODA–7702 ASDA–7702 LDA–7702 RWY 31: TORA–10228 TODA–11029 ASDA–10228 LDA–9487
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 2, 4 MILITARY— FUEL 100LL, A
  • ·Tbjt rwy noise abatement proc; Mil tbjt use Rwy 13–31 for arr & dep.
  • ·NOTE: See Special Notices—Nashville Intl Airport (BNA) Noise Abatement Procedures.
  • ·Bird act on and invof arpt.
  • ·Pilots conducting EFVS ops; be aware LED ALS in use Rwy 20R. 96 hr PPR for wingspan gtr than 214´ 615–275–1612.
  • ·Do not confuse Twy S for Rwy 20C. 180º turns ovr 12500 lbs NA on asph sfc.
  • ·Mil and acft more than 12500 lb prac apch NA; Prac apch btn 0500–1300Z‡ NA.
  • ·Flt over main trml bldg NA.
  • ·Rwy 13 Lgtd jet blast fence 568´ MSL 1167´ NW thr.
  • ·Rwy 31 lgtd jet blast fence 598´ MSL 1100´ SE thr.
  • ·Trml apron tax btn ACR pushback ops and gates NA.
  • ·Adhere to twy and txl cntrln wi trml apron.
  • ·Trml apron Txl Z, Txl Y1, Txl Y2 and Txl Y btn Txl Y3 and Y4 clsd to acft wingspan more than 118´.
  • ·CAUTION: Read back and compliance of rwy hldg instrn rqr, spcly Twy K and Rwy 20C, Twy L at Rwy 13 and Twy H at Rwy 31.
  • ·Pavement on W side of Rwy 02R–20L between Txy H3 and Txy H4 mkd as a vehicle aces road only.
  • ·PPR bfr GA and cargo to procd to airline trml gate for deice ops.
  • ·Lgtd perimeter fence lctd in ROFA, west of Rwy 02C–20C at midpt.
  • ·Operate transponders with altitude reporting mode and ADS–B (if equipped) enabled on all airport surfaces.
  • ·Flight Notification Service (ADCUS) avbl.

+ 15 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

NTSB events

50 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

51

since 1982

Fatal

10

19.6% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

5

≈ 0.5/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 318,886 ops in 1993

2024 total

276,906

10-yr total

2,194,482

2024 mix

AC/AT 87% · GA 12% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

2.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.45

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=5

  • Other 2
  • Ground collision 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1

All time · n=50

  • Other 19
  • Ground collision 6
  • Gear-up landing 4
  • Engine failure / power loss 4
  • Loss of control 4
  • Hard landing 4
  • Stall / spin 3
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 3

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2019-03-27 Boeing 737 · Ground collision · night →
2015-12-15 Boeing 737 3H4 · Stall / spin · night →
2013-06-13 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CO MD-88 · Other · day →
2007-11-05 Cessna 172 · Ground collision · day →
2005-01-17 Cessna 152 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2003-10-22 Piper PA-32R-301 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2025-08-14 Airbus A319 · Under/overshoot · day →
2024-09-12 Boeing,Boeing 737-9,737-7H4 · Other · day →
2020-08-24 Beech 55 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2018-07-17 Cessna 172 · Other · day →
2013-10-29 Cessna 172R · Other · IMC · night →
2010-02-20 Piper PA-46-310P · Engine failure · night →
2007-09-22 Robinson R44 II · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2006-12-26 Gates Learjet 35A · Loss of control · day →
2004-03-07 Maule MX-7-235 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2002-06-28 Beech 58 · Gear-up · day →
2001-04-26 McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71F · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2001-01-24 Beech F90-42 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2000-07-10 Cessna 560 XL · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2000-02-20 Piper PA-32-300 · Other · VMC · day →
1999-09-09 Douglas DC-9-31 · Hard landing · day →
1999-07-20 Beech 55 · Other · IMC · day →
1999-04-06 Beech 58 · Weather · night →
1996-08-09 Cessna 172N · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1996-07-08 Boeing 737-200 · Engine failure · IMC · day →
1996-02-01 Douglas DC-9-32 · Gear-up · day →
1996-01-07 Douglas DC-9-32 · Weather · day →
1992-11-06 Hawker Siddeley DH.125-400A · Gear-up · night →
1991-05-15 Boeing 727-223 · Other · IMC · dawn →
1991-03-29 Piper PA-24-250 · Fuel exhaustion · IMC · night →
1990-09-06 Mitsubishi MU-2B-36 · Other · VMC · day →
1990-01-23 Mitsubishi MU2B-20 · Gear-up · VMC · night-moonlit →
1988-11-01 Cessna 210D · Other · VMC · night →
1988-04-02 Beech A-36 · Other · day →
1988-02-03 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 · Other · day →
1987-06-26 Swearingen SA-226TC · Other · day →
1987-06-18 Boeing,Boeing 727-232,737-2H4 · Other · night →
1987-02-18 Piper PA-32RT-300 · Ground collision · IMC · dusk →
1986-10-20 Piper PA-32R-300 · Other · VMC · day →
1986-10-20 Bell 206B III · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1986-08-25 Cessna 421C · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1986-05-23 Boeing 727-295 · Other · day →
1985-05-31 Gulfstream G-159 · Other · VMC · night-moonlit →
1984-08-30 Piper PA-22 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night-moonlit →
1984-08-10 Piper PA-31-350 · Ground collision · IMC · day →
1984-05-13 Cessna 172N · Other · night →
1983-10-23 Cessna TU206G · Loss of control · dusk →
1983-07-30 Cessna 152 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1983-05-20 Cessna 182P · Other · night →
1982-03-11 Cessna,Beech 310,95-55 · Other · IMC · night →

NASA ASRS reports · 6 de-identified reports in the public ASRS Database Report Sets

Voluntary first-person accounts; they represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Grant Matthew Jarvis Nashville TN 6 nm
Robert Sawyer Nashville TN 6 nm
Rembert Harmon Brentwood TN 9 nm
John Hansford Kinard Mt Juliet TN 9 nm
Philip Paul Kuitems Mt Juliet TN 9 nm
James Harry Lightfoot Smyrna TN 12 nm
Joseph Charles Gravalec Franklin TN 15 nm
Ralph Sammy Swift Lebanon TN 17 nm
Christopher Mark Williams Gallatin TN 19 nm
Susan Wright Gallatin TN 19 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Gregory Glen Engel Antioch TN 5 nm
Nicholas Edward Phillips Antioch TN 5 nm
Eric Hughes Bulger Antioch TN 5 nm
Christopher Edward Polson Antioch TN 5 nm
Joshua Michael Bertrand Antioch TN 5 nm
Corey Daniel Phelps Antioch TN 5 nm
Reily Steven Morrow Antioch TN 5 nm
Mena Samir Amin Antioch TN 5 nm
Bereket Henok Wubeshet Antioch TN 5 nm
Benjamin Scott Mccarty Antioch TN 5 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Zachary Joseph Evers Antioch TN 5 nm
Dauren Dontrill Peters Antioch TN 5 nm
Edward Randel Beck Antioch TN 5 nm
David Wayne Harlan Antioch TN 5 nm
David Russell Mastin Antioch TN 5 nm
Michael David Sullivan Antioch TN 5 nm
Keppel Patrick Small Iii Antioch TN 5 nm
Otto Benedict Antioch TN 5 nm
Michael Norris Mckee Antioch TN 5 nm
William Scott Haworth Antioch TN 5 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Volar Avionics & Restoration
Lebanon, TN
18 nm
Dusty’s Flying Service
Hopkinsville , KY
58 nm
Harrison Avionics, Inc.
Hopkinsville, KY
58 nm
Thom Duncan Avionics, LLC
Winchester, TN
64 nm
Moontown Aero Service
Brownsboro, AL
83 nm
Aero Turbine Maintenance
Murray, KY
88 nm
Propelling Aviation
Rockwood, TN
97 nm
Star Aviation Services / Star Avionics, Inc.
Chattanooga, TN
98 nm
Southern Air Custom Interiors, Inc
Haleyville, AL
120 nm
Horizon Avionics, Inc.
Alcoa, TN
132 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.