We arrange private flights from Nashville to Las Vegas and other casino destinations, and to the big race days in Kentucky and here at home.
Nashville to Las Vegas
Las Vegas is a cross-country flight from Nashville. Your advisor will show you a jet that can fly it nonstop next to a smaller one that may need a fuel stop, so you can decide how to balance the time and the cost.
If your dates can move, ask about empty legs. These are aircraft that already need to fly a repositioning trip, and they can be offered at a lower price. They depend on another client’s schedule, so they work best for flexible plans.
Race days in Kentucky and Nashville
The Kentucky Derby is run at Churchill Downs in Louisville on the first Saturday in May, and Keeneland in Lexington races each April and October. Both are short flights from Nashville. Roads around the tracks are crowded on the big days, so your advisor will look at the airports nearest to the track and let you know how long the drive is from each.
Closer to home, the Iroquois Steeplechase runs each May at Percy Warner Park in Nashville. Guests flying in for it can land at John C. Tune Airport or Nashville International Airport (BNA).
Groups and headcount
Casino weekends and race days often pick up extra guests once word gets around. Give us the number you expect to travel, because it decides the aircraft. FAR Part 135 is the set of FAA rules for on-demand, for-hire charter. Once the group runs past nineteen passengers, the trip calls for an airliner-size aircraft and no longer falls under FAR Part 135. Those flights operate under FAR Part 121 or a foreign equivalent, which generally carries stricter crew and operating requirements than both Part 91 and Part 135.
If you would like security on the ground when you land, see our bodyguard and armored vehicle page.
Vetting Behind Every Trip
Every operator, aircraft, and crew goes through our internal due diligence before we present any options. Our internal standards meet or exceed what the FAA requires:
- FAR Part 135 charter operators for traditional private aircraft, or FAR Part 121 for airliner-size and group trips (or the foreign equivalent on international legs)
- Operator subscription to Wyvern and ARGUS reviewed where the operator participates.
- Pilot experience and operator incident history reviewed before we recommend an aircraft.
- Fewer than 60 brokers worldwide hold Premium Wyvern Broker Member status, and Air Charter Advisors is one of them.
Nashville-Specific Patterns We Plan Around
Nashville International is the only airport in the Nashville area with customs, so a flight arriving from abroad lands there first. Tower hours shape the rest of the choice. Nashville International is staffed around the clock, John C. Tune from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Smyrna until 10 p.m. on weekdays and 7 p.m. on weekends, so a late departure from either of those two takes a little more planning. Franklin and Brentwood have no airport of their own, and clients there usually fly from Nashville International or John C. Tune. Ramp space at Nashville International gets tight on big event weekends, such as Titans home games, and in spring a line of thunderstorms can hold departures until it passes.
Contact
For a quote on a Nashville charter, send the trip through our contact page or call an advisor at 1-888-987-5387. Our safety page sets out how we review operators and crews, and the aircraft gallery covers every category we arrange. We are also a member of the National Business Aviation Association.