NASHVILLE ─ On Sunday, May 5, a record-setting 29,731 departing passengers were screened through the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security checkpoint at Nashville International Airport (BNA), a new single-day record for BNA and a considerable increase over the comparable Sunday in 2018.
The previous record was set Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, with 28,550 screened passengers.
By the numbers:
- Sunday, May 5:
- 29,731 screened passengers, a new single-day record and a 14.5 percent increase from the comparable Sunday in 2018
- 17,356 bags processed, a 17.2 percent increase from the comparable Sunday in 2018 – just shy of the single-day record of 17,511 bags processed on Dec. 26, 2018.
On average, approximately 20,000 departing passengers are screened each day at BNA.
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With more than 15.9 million passengers visiting each year, Nashville International Airport (BNA) is one of the fastest growing airport among the top 50 airports in North America. BNA serves 460 daily flights to more than 70 nonstop destinations. It is the 33rd busiest airport in the U.S. For more information, visit flynashville.com. Follow us on Facebook: @NashvilleInternationalAirport, Twitter: @Fly_Nashville and Instagram: @FlyNashville. Learn more about BNA Vision, our growth and expansion plan for the airport, at BNAVision.com.
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