Nashville International Airport's air traffic control tower is severely understaffed, and it is extensively reliant on out-of-date control systems. Experts have continued to warn that the safety risks are exceptionally high, especially amid record traffic. On August 16, controllers had to order an American Airlines flight to go around after a runway incursion risk was identified, and this is just the latest in a long list of high-profile near-misses.

Nashville International Airport

Time Zone

America/Chicago

IATA Code

BNA

City

Nashville

Country

United States

Designation

Major-Domestic

ICAO Code

KBNA

State/Prov./Reg.

Tennessee

Elevation (ft)

599

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Nashville International has fewer certified controllers today than it did in 2015, and its current

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