Airport
Nashville International Airport
IATA Code: BNALocation: The airport is situated eight miles (12km) southeast of downtown Nashville.
Time: GMT -6 (GMT -5 from March to November).
Contacts: Tel: +1 615 275 1675.
Transfer to the city: All transport facilities, both public and private, can be found on the ground transportation level entrance to the passenger terminal building. There are a number of bus and hotel shuttle services offering transport to surrounding destinations. Bus 18 services downtown Nashville from the airport. Taxis are also available 24 hours.
Car rental: Car rental companies represented at Nashville International Airport include Avis, Budget, Dollar, Hertz and Thrifty.
Facilities: There are extensive facilities at the airport including a bank, ATMs and postal services. There are numerous restaurants, from grab-and-go foods to fine dining, as well as several shops. The airport also has art exhibitions and live music performances on the ticketing level, a children's play area, a meditation area and a massage bar, where professional massage therapists offer seated chair massages. Smoking is permitted in designated lounges located on A, B and C Concourses and outside the terminal building on all three levels. A business centre, in front of the C/D Checkpoint at Wright Travel, offers fax, photocopy and Internet services. There are good facilities for the disabled; those with special requirements should contact their airline in advance.
Parking: Short and long-term parking is available at the airport. Economy parking is 20 minutes from the terminal and is linked by a free bus. A valet parking service operates from the Ground Transportation Level.
Departure tax: None.
Website: www.flynashville.com
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Nashville
Country music is synonymous with Tennessee's state capital, the rapidly growing city of Nashville, where the strains of the guitar and accordion are big business, drawing millions of fans to the city every year. Dozens of famous names in the music world have been nourished in Nashville since 1925 when the legendary 'Grand Ole Opry' went on the air, broadcasting weekly shows touting the talents of up and coming singers. It all began in the downtown Ryman Auditorium, originally a church, which became the music hall where the likes of Dolly Parton and Roy Acuff first strutted their stuff.
Visitors still come today to visit Opryland, the resort that incorporates the new Grand Ole Opry, northeast of the city. Daily shows are presented here, and just around the corner is the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Fans also flock to the area known as The District, crammed with nightclubs, bars and restaurants where country music reigns supreme. Everyone, country music fan or not, cannot fail to leave Nashville with their toes tapping!
