Corporate retreats run in both directions through Nashville. Local companies take their teams away for a few days, and companies from other cities bring their people here for a change of scene.
Bringing a team to Nashville
When people are coming from several offices, we arrange a flight from each city so the whole group lands within a short window and starts the first session together. Most groups arrive at Nashville International Airport (BNA) or John C. Tune Airport, depending on where the venue is.
If the retreat is southeast of the city, near Murfreesboro, Smyrna Airport can be the closer choice. The airport asks for 24 hours’ prior permission for operations carrying more than 30 passengers, so a large group landing there needs a little more notice.
Taking a Nashville team away
The Gulf Coast is a natural choice for Middle Tennessee groups, particularly Destin and the Panama City Beach area. It is a short flight, and a charter puts the whole team on the same aircraft, landing near the rental houses or the hotel. If you send us the venue’s address rather than an airport, we can get you as close as possible to it.
Group size and the busy weeks
Ten to fourteen people will usually fit a heavy jet. FAR Part 135 is the FAA’s set of 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.
Plan around Nashville’s own calendar as well. NASCAR at Nashville Superspeedway and CMA Fest both fall in June, and those weeks are busy for aircraft, hotels and ground transport alike. If your dates land there, book early. For groups past nineteen, see our VIP airliners.
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.