Warwick, RI – October 2, 2024 – The Rhode Island Airport Corporation welcomed recent news that Southwest Airlines will soon launch new, nonstop flights from Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport (PVD) to Nashville International Airport (BNA.) The nonstop route begins on April 8, 2025, with nonstop flights available at attractive mid-day arrival and departure times Sundays through Fridays.
Southwest Airlines offered nonstop flights between PVD and Nashville for many years until the route was discontinued in November 2011. Southwest Airlines offers over 160 daily departures to 71 destinations from Nashville and will be able to offer consumers many new connecting opportunities between Rhode Island and the Southeast, Southwest and Western regions of the United States.
In addition to the new Nashville flights from PVD, Southwest Airlines will continue providing nonstop service to Denver, CO (DEN), Baltimore (BWI), Orlando (MCO), Washington, DC (DCA), Chicago (MDW) and Tampa (TPA) plus weekend service to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) and Fort Myers (RSW). The airline will also offer flights to West Palm Beach (PBI) during February.
About Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport: A convenient and low-cost gateway to New England, Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD) has a large catchment area with 7.5 million residents within 90 minutes of the airport. It attracts passengers from nearby Massachusetts and eastern Connecticut. PVD is located just outside of Providence, Rhode Island. Well known for ease of traveler access, affordable parking, and faster security lines, Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport is frequently named as one of USA Today’s “Readers’ Choice Best Small Airports” and has earned further distinction as a “Top Three” airport in Travel + Leisure’s “World’s Best Awards and was most recently named a Top 3 Airport in the Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards for 2023.
