Nashville International Airport frequencies

Nashville International Airport (BNA · KBNA) in Nashville, TN is a towered field, staffed 24 hours. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it, from the first call to the handoff on climb out. · Open on the map

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Before taxi Nashville

ATIS 135.1
A recorded loop of the field's weather, active runway and any notices, updated hourly or whenever conditions change. Listen before your first call, and tell the controller which letter you have so they do not read it to you again.
Clearance 126.05
Clearance delivery issues your IFR clearance, and at busier fields your VFR departure instructions and squawk code. Call before you request taxi, with the ATIS letter and your intended direction of flight.

Taxi & takeoff Nashville

Ground 121.9
Ground control owns every taxiway and inactive runway on the field. Call for taxi with your position and destination on the field. You need an explicit clearance to cross any runway, including one that is not in use.
Tower 118.6
Tower owns the active runways and the surrounding surface area. Call before entering the surface area inbound, and hold short until you are cleared to take off or to cross.

Departure & arrival Nashville

App/Dep 118.4 (030-196 · PASLY · SWFFT arrivals; CHADM · FLAME · NASHVILLE +2 more departures), 119.35 (197-029 · CHSNE · RYYMN arrivals; DANLS · DRURY · GDOGG +3 more departures)
One radar controller working both arrivals and departures — normal at a smaller TRACON. The same frequency takes your climb out and your inbound call.

Also

UNICOM 122.95
A ground station run by the FBO rather than the FAA, for fuel, parking and airport services. Use it for services. Where the field has no separate CTAF, the same frequency doubles as the advisory frequency.
Flight service 122.2
Flight Service handles briefings, flight plans and en route advisories, reached here through a remote outlet. Open and close VFR flight plans, and get updated weather in the air. 1-800-WX-BRIEF reaches the same specialists from the ground.
Emergency 121.5
121.5 is the international emergency and distress frequency, monitored continuously. Declare on it if you are in trouble, and monitor it as a second radio when you have one free.
By procedure & sector (8 more)
118.4CHADM DP, CLASS C (030-196), FLAME DP, NASHVILLE DP (EAST), PASLY STAR, SWFFT STAR, TAZMO DP, TIPPN DP
119.35CHSNE STAR, CLASS C (197-029), DANLS DP, DRURY DP, GDOGG DP, KRSTA DP, NASHVILLE DP (WEST), PARDN DP, RYYMN STAR
243.0EMERG
257.8LCL/P
314.4ALCP
348.6GND/P
360.7APCH/P DEP/P IC (030-196), CHADM DP, CLASS C (030-196), FLAME DP, NASHVILLE DP (EAST), PASLY STAR, SWFFT STAR, TAZMO DP, TIPPN DP
372.0APCH/P DEP/P IC (197-029), CHSNE STAR, CLASS C (197-029), DANLS DP, DRURY DP, GDOGG DP, KRSTA DP, NASHVILLE DP (WEST), PARDN DP, RYYMN STAR
Every KBNA frequency, as one table
ATIS135.1
Clearance126.05
Ground121.9
Tower118.6
UNICOM122.95
Flight service122.2
Emergency121.5
App/Dep118.4 · 030-196 · PASLY · SWFFT arrivals; CHADM · FLAME · NASHVILLE +2 more departures
App/Dep119.35 · 197-029 · CHSNE · RYYMN arrivals; DANLS · DRURY · GDOGG +3 more departures

Frequently asked

What is the tower frequency at KBNA?

Nashville International Airport tower is 118.6, calling "Nashville Tower". The tower is staffed 24 hours.

What is the ground frequency at KBNA?

Ground control at Nashville International Airport is 121.9. You need an explicit clearance from ground to cross any runway while taxiing, including one that is not in use.

What is the ATIS frequency at KBNA?

ATIS at Nashville International Airport is 135.1. Listen before your first call and report the letter you have.

What is the approach frequency for KBNA?

App/Dep for Nashville International Airport is 118.4, working as "Nashville" (030-196 · PASLY · SWFFT arrivals; CHADM · FLAME · NASHVILLE +2 more departures). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.

Where do I get my clearance at KBNA?

Clearance delivery at Nashville International Airport is 126.05. Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.