Nashville Airport to Be Renamed for Dolly Parton, Tennessee Governor Announces

8/29/2026 The news comes just days after the iconic singer's passing. Dolly Parton attends the 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Microsoft Theater on Nov. 5, 2022, in Los Angeles. Theo Wargo/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Tennessee is honoring Dolly Parton in a major way following the country music icon’s death. On Friday (Aug. 28), Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Nashville International Airport (BNA) announced plans to rename the travel hub in Parton’s honor following her death earlier this week. “Dolly Parton’s extraordinary life is forever woven into the fabric of our state,” Lee said in a statement. “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