Murfreesboro Pike & Knight Valley Dr. — Approximate Site Metro Must Vacate
The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority voted on Wednesday to reclaim property it has leased to Metro Nashville for two decades, clearing the way for a major extension of runway 2L that airport leaders say could eventually put Tokyo and Seoul within nonstop reach of BNA. The decision starts a two-year countdown for Metro to vacate offices, warehouses and maintenance facilities sitting on airport-owned land at Murfreesboro Pike and Knight Valley Drive.
The vote, reported by WKRN News 2, formally triggers the notice period MNAA has been signaling for months. Metro’s lease on the property dates back to 2005 and had been extended through at least February 2031, according to Roman Keselman, as cited in WKRN’s reporting. MNAA may terminate that lease early if it needs the property for airport expansion, and doing so is expected to cost the airport roughly $1.833 million in foregone rent through February 2031, per the airport’s own estimate…