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Nashville International Airport is being renamed in honor of the late<\/a> Dolly Parton<\/a>, the city\u2019s News Channel 5 reports<\/a>. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee made the official announcement<\/a> late last month, and now the city\u2019s Airport Authority board has voted unanimously in favor the name change. It\u2019s the culmination of a campaign that was already underway prior to Parton\u2019s recent passing at the age of 80. The official new name hasn\u2019t been announced yet.<\/p>\n To push through the name change, the Nashville Airport Authority apparently had to update an actual policy that said someone must be dead for two years before having an airport named after them. (Who knew!) Nashville International will retain its three-letter code, BNA, which comes from one of the airport\u2019s original builders, Col. Harry S. Berry. Next week, Parton will also receive a posthumous honor<\/a> from the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce.<\/p>\n Read Lily Goldberg\u2019s Saturday Track review of Dolly Parton\u2019s \u201cI Will Always Love You<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n