American Airlines will build a new Nashville Admiral’s Club , replacing its current 7,000 square foot Admirals Club with a new 17,400 square foot space. The new Admirals Club will have outdoor terraces as well as an interior balcony overlooking the airport concourse. It’s exciting both for the larger space, and because it’ll mean a lounge in the airline’s new aesthetic which is a tremendous upgrade. Construction on the new space should begin next year. Pages 17-19 of the Nashville airport finance committee packet for May 13, 2026 includes details for the project that weren’t released with the announcement last month. Here’s a layout of the new lounge space: And here’s a comparison of annual rent expense for the current versus new lounge: It’s fascinating that American Airlines is borrowing the money to build out the club .…