Join us in telling the FAA: Course Correct Nashville's Flight Paths

Fair process. Responsible flight paths. Better growth.

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Nashville is growing, and BNA is growing with it. We support that growth. But growth should not come at the expense of fair process, responsible planning, and the quality of life of the communities who have lived in peaceful neighborhoods for decades.

Recent FAA changes to departure procedures at Nashville International Airport have dramatically concentrated flights into a narrow corridor over South Nashville, including Crieve Hall, Oak Hill, Forest Hills, Whispering Hills, Caldwell Abbay Hall, and the Radnor Lake park and wildlife sanctuary.  

This is not a minor disruption

Community flight tracking shows that the share of nearby departing aircraft concentrated within one nautical mile of the affected corridor increased from approximately 8% in 2024 to 78% in 2026. On active south-flow days, the same residents can experience repeated low-altitude departures throughout the day, sometimes only minutes apart. The low flying aircraft noise averages 70 - 95 decibels from 5 a.m. to midnight.  That is the same level as standing right next to a running blender or garbage disposal. 

Proper assessments and community engagement did not take place. 

Before making these changes permanent, the FAA did not adequately engage the communities that would be most affected nor did it follow proper research and assessment protocols. Residents who had already filed hundreds of noise complaints were not directly notified about the one public meeting held, and neighborhood groups and elected officials were not properly informed. During the public hearing the message repeated multiple times by FAA officials was the intent was to spread out noise over larger areas to reduce the overall noise impact. However the opposite was implemented and the same homes absorb 80% of the disruption - one heading of the four currently in use. You can view that hearing here. 

The FAA’s review also failed to fully consider what happens when flights are concentrated over the same neighborhoods again and again, or the impact on sensitive places like Radnor Lake and Travellers Rest.

We believe Nashville can do better.

We are asking the FAA to work with our community to Course Correct.
We call on the FAA to engage affected communities and evaluate reasonable mitigation measures, including:

• More balanced use of the multiple departure headings already available during south-flow operations
• Alternative routing that reduces unnecessary concentration over residential neighborhoods and Radnor Lake
• Opportunities for aircraft to gain greater altitude before reaching noise-sensitive areas, where safely and operationally feasible
• A trial period for alternative routing and dispersion strategies, with actual flight and noise data used to measure the results
• Meaningful engagement with affected residents, neighborhood organizations, local leaders and protected natural and historic sites before long-term decisions are made

We are not asking the FAA to compromise safety, stop flights, or prevent BNA from growing.

We are asking for something much more reasonable: a fair process and a serious evaluation of solutions that allow Nashville to grow without placing an unnecessary and disproportionate burden on the same communities.

If you live in an affected neighborhood, enjoy Radnor Lake, care about responsible growth, or simply believe communities deserve a meaningful voice when major government decisions affect them, please sign this petition and join Course Correct Nashville.

Together, we can ask the FAA to come back to the table and find a better path forward.

Fair process. Responsible flight paths. Better growth.