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Nashville Mulls Airport Name Change To Honor Dolly Parton
Tennessee governor suggests change to airport board
Sign at Nashville International Airport
Officials are contemplating a name change at Nashville International Airport to honor Tennessee native celebrity and philanthropist, the late Dolly Parton. © Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority

Nashville International Airport (KBNA) could soon be renamed after Tennessee-born entertainer and philanthropist Dolly Parton, 80, who died last week. 

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, in partnership with the airport authority, floated the idea as a means to honor Parton’s legacy. “Dolly Parton’s extraordinary life is forever woven into the fabric of our state,” Lee explained. “At a place where Tennessee welcomes the world, it is fitting that Nashville International Airport would bear the name of our state’s favorite daughter and greet travelers with the enduring legacy of Dolly’s music, generosity, faith, and kindness.”