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AIRPORT CONNECTION

MUSIC CITY LOOP
AT BNA

Nashville International Airport is one of the anchor destinations for the Music City Loop. Here is what is publicly known about the airport station, travel time, funding and construction.

Station tracker View the route
BNAAnchor destination in the initial network
~8 MINDowntown-to-airport target described by Tennessee officials
PRIVATETBC responsible for design, construction, operation and maintenance under airport agreement
THE AIRPORT STATION

BNA is central to the Music City Loop

The airport connection has been part of the Music City Loop from the project's public launch. Nashville International Airport is intended to serve as a major passenger anchor, linking airline travelers directly with downtown Nashville and, as the network expands, other stations across the city.

The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority approved a license agreement with The Boring Company covering the airport connection. The company has also publicly described the BNA station as moving through design and permitting.

TRAVEL TIME

Downtown to BNA in about eight minutes

Tennessee officials have described an approximately eight-minute trip between downtown Nashville and Nashville International Airport. That figure is a project target rather than a guaranteed scheduled travel time. Actual operating times will depend on the final station locations, routing, boarding procedures and system operations.

The key distinction from a traditional train is that Loop is intended to provide point-to-point travel. A vehicle carrying airport passengers could travel directly between the selected downtown station and BNA without stopping at every intermediate station.

WHO PAYS

The airport agreement is structured around private funding

The Airport Authority said The Boring Company would be responsible for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the BNA connection. Public descriptions of the agreement also anticipate license revenue, passenger pickup and drop-off fees and reimbursement of certain Airport Authority costs.

That means BNA is not simply a destination on a map. It is also one of the clearest examples of how the project's private-property and institutional station model is intended to work.

CONSTRUCTION & OPENING

What still has to happen at the airport?

Before passengers can use a BNA Loop station, the project must complete the relevant tunnel connection, station construction, airport integration, life-safety systems, passenger circulation areas, testing and final approvals. The airport's own construction environment adds coordination requirements that do not exist at a standalone private property.

Tennessee has targeted the first operational segment for the end of 2026. Whether the BNA connection opens on that schedule will depend on construction and operating readiness.

What to watch at BNA

1

Final station location and passenger access details.

2

Construction milestones connecting the airport to the tunnel network.

3

Operational details for baggage, pickup and drop-off.

4

Fare structure and airport-related passenger fees.

5

Official service-launch timing.

PRIMARY SOURCES

Official BNA information

Nashville International Airport: TBC license agreement State of Tennessee: original Music City Loop announcement The Boring Company: August 2026 Nashville update