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Since 1970, The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (the "Authority") has owned and operated Nashville International Airport (the Airport or BNA) and John C. Tune Airport (JWN), a general aviation reliever airport. The Authority is a self financing entity and uses no local tax dollars.
To generate needed revenue, the Authority collects fees, rents and other charges from users such as airlines, car rental companies and concessionaires. Air travelers also contributes through passenger facility charges and parking fees.
To ensure its financial viability, the Authority entered into a signatory airline use and lease agreement (the agreement) effective through June 30, 2022. The agreement establishes three cost centers: airfield, terminal and terminal ramp area. The current agreement utilizes a “hybrid” airline rate-setting methodology with landing fees being calculated on a residual basis, terminal rental rates being fixed and terminal ramp area rates established through a compensatory methodology. Other than the airfield cost center, signatory airlines are not required to provide for break-even financial operations of the airport.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 26, 2022) – The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority for its annual comprehensive financial report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021.
The report has been judged by an impartial panel to meet the high standards of the program, which includes demonstrating a constructive “spirit of full disclosure” to clearly communicate its financial story and motivate potential users and user groups to read the report.
“We are honored to receive this award from the GFOA. The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in governmental accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment for the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority and its Finance Department,” said Doug Kreulen, president and CEO of Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority.
The Government Finance Officers Association, founded in 1906, represents public finance officials throughout the United States and Canada. The association’s more than 20,000 members are federal, state/provincial, and local finance officials deeply involved in planning, financing, and implementing thousands of governmental operations in each of their jurisdictions. GFOA’s mission is to advance excellence in public finance.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 30, 2022) – Nashville International Airport® today announced a record-breaking year, with 18.4 million total travelers at the end of its fiscal year, 7% higher than the previous record year 2019.
Additional record-breaking statistics include:
“It gives me great pride to see BNA, our city, and our state respond to this tremendous growth,” said Doug Kreulen, president and CEO of BNA. “We anticipate that our passenger numbers will continue to rise and we are excited about our plans to accommodate this growth. Our future is very bright!”
BNA celebrates monumental achievements, events, and celebrations this past year that includes:
To view the commemorative video celebrating BNA’s record-breaking year, click HERE.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 10, 2022) – Nashville International Airport® (BNA®) today announced New Horizons, an improvement and expansion plan for two concourses, a new air freight building, terminal roadway improvements and additional upgrades to further enhance the traveler experience. _New Horizons _is expected to cost an additional $1.4 billion and will be phased in over the next six years with a scheduled completion in late 2028.
New Horizons _is the next step in the construction and renovation of Nashville International Airport following _BNA Vision, which began in 2017 and will continue through 2023. Consistent with all airport capital improvement projects, no local tax dollars will be used. New Horizons funding will come from bonds, federal and state aviation grants, Passenger Facility Charges (PFCs) and other airport funds.
“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,” said Doug Kreulen, BNA president and CEO. “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.”
Specific details of New Horizons will evolve as individual projects take shape, but the preliminary plan includes:
The New Horizons design phase is expected to begin in August 2022 with construction on the extension of Concourse D scheduled to begin in late 2023 – with completion of all projects in late 2028.
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