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 corridors over different parts of Nashville. One area impacted is South Nashville and the Radnor Lake State Park and wildlife sanctuary.  

The FAA communicated one thing and then did the opposite

In their March 2025 public hearing, the FAA repeatedly said the upcoming changes were to better disperse air traffic and to reduce concentration over the same corridors. They did the exact opposite. Community flight tracking shows that the share of nearby departing aircraft in one corridor  increased from approximately 8% in 2024 to more than 50% 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 - 100 decibels from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m.  up to 150 plus flights a day. 

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. 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 State Park.

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 concentration 
• 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.

Fair process. Responsible flight paths. Better growth.