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Nashville Airport Runway Project Under Way
By: Curt Epstein
Caption: Runway expansion will make the airport accessible to most business jets.
Word Count: 148
Nashville’s John C. Tune Airport (JWN) will remain closed to all but helicopter traffic until the end of July as the GA airport undergoes a $27 million runway-extension project that will lengthen its single Runway 2/20 by 500 feet, to 6,000 feet and make the airport accessible to most business aircraft. In addition, according to the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, the north end’s runway safety area will be extended by 500 feet, while the south end will gain 750 feet with the addition of an engineered material arresting system (EMAS). The work will also involve making runway grade repairs, as well as replacing runway lights and signage.

During the closure, most tenant aircraft will be relocated to nearby airports. Other improvements on tap at JWN include the installation of a new precision approach path indicator and instrument landing system, reconstruction of taxiways and the extension of Taxiway Alpha.