Nashville’s music industry keeps artists, songwriters and their teams traveling all year, and we arrange private flights for public figures who want to come and go without facing the public eye.
Working with managers and tour offices
Many of these requests come from a manager, an agency or a tour office on behalf of the traveler. We can work to the budget you set and help gather the paperwork your team needs before the flight. We arrange aircraft of every size for artists and executives, and we can also arrange helicopters for short hops and cargo aircraft for stage equipment.
Keeping the trip private
You board from a private terminal instead of walking through an airline concourse. Passenger names and travel plans go to the operator and the assigned crew, and to nobody else. When your trip requires extra discretion, please tell us on the first call, and we will handle the booking accordingly from the start.
Award nights and busy weekends
If your dates fall around CMA Fest in June or the CMA Awards in November at Bridgestone Arena, let us know as soon as they are set, because those are busy weeks in Nashville. Nashville International Airport (BNA) has a tower open around the clock, which suits a departure after a late show. John C. Tune Airport (KJWN), about 8 miles west of downtown, is the smaller option, with a tower open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Security and ground transportation
We can coordinate with your security team at both ends of the trip. With enough notice before your flight, we can also help you locate and arrange ground transportation through a third-party vendor, from a chauffeured sedan to an armored vehicle. Our bodyguard and armored transport page covers that side in more depth.
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.