BNA is nation's 34th-busiest airport [1]
The Nashville International Airport ranked as the nation’s 34th busiest in 2011, rising five spots from its 2010 position, according to statistics the Metro Nashville Airport Authority released Tuesday.
The Airport Council International-North America Traffic Report 2011 shows BNA had 9.6 million passengers last year, surpassing the passenger counts at airports in Cleveland, Memphis, Milwaukee, Oakland and Raleigh. BNA saw 6.2 percent growth from 2010 to 2011, enjoying the fourth-highest growth rate among the top 75 airports in North America.
May flight operations statistics reveal total aircraft operations at BNA rose 1.3 percent. Also that month, the airport averaged 378 daily flights, up eight flights per day compared to May 2011 numbers. In addition, BNA saw fuel sales (per gallon) drop 7.5 percent from May 2010 to May 2011. They have decreased 6.1 percent year to date.
- Tourism [2]
- Cleveland [3]
- Memphis [4]
- Milwaukee [5]
- Nashville [6]
- Oakland [7]
- Raleigh [8]
- economic indicators [9]
- Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority [10]
- Nashville International Airport [11]
- air travel [12]
- Transportation [13]
- travel [14]