Nashville International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Nashville, Tennessee (United States)

IATA: BNA ICAO: KBNA

Longest Active Runway

11,030 ft

3,362 meters

Field Elevation

599 ft

183 m MSL

Runway Inventory

4 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

36.1245°, -86.6782°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #352 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#569 of 7558

Top 7.5% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (United States)

#32 of 63 in US

#109 of 2020 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+10.3%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 BNA in numbers: 11,030 ft longest runway · tied #352 of 650 published · #569 of 7,558 worldwide (top 7.5%) · #32 in United States.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

BNA lies at 183 m (599 ft), #260 of 650 published airports by elevation and 54.7 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 8 ft below the United States median (607 ft, 63 airports); COS is highest at 6,187 ft, 5,588 ft higher than BNA.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of BNA. Nearest published airport: Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF), 131 NM, 11,887 ft (857 ft longer than BNA); 8 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,030 ft (3,362 m)

BNA runways: 13/31 11,030 × 150 ft asphalt (asp); 02C/20C 8,001 × 150 ft concrete (con); 02R/20L 8,001 × 150 ft concrete (con); 02L/20R 7,704 × 150 ft concrete (con). National standing: #32 of 63 in United States; DEN leads by 4,970 ft (16,000 ft). +10.3% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
13/31	11,030 ft (3362 m / 3.362 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
02C/20C	8,001 ft (2439 m / 2.439 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
02R/20L	8,001 ft (2439 m / 2.439 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
02L/20R	7,704 ft (2348 m / 2.348 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →