A B757 crew, on final to bna, noticed another airport that could be mistaken for bna.

Attributes
ACN	530626
Time
Date	200111
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bna.airport
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl single value : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bna.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 31 other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	530625
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

Near end of 15 hour day, we were cleared visual approach for runway 31. Localizer was lining up and GS looked good, however, the intensely lit runway appeared slightly left and too close. Checked commercial approach plate. Finding no notation, asked approach whether there was another airport between our aircraft and bna. Sure enough it was the airport with the only visible lighting. This could cause landing at wrong airfield. Notation should be on commercial charts.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 CREW, ON FINAL TO BNA, NOTICED ANOTHER ARPT THAT COULD BE MISTAKEN FOR BNA.

Narrative: NEAR END OF 15 HR DAY, WE WERE CLRED VISUAL APCH FOR RWY 31. LOC WAS LINING UP AND GS LOOKED GOOD, HOWEVER, THE INTENSELY LIT RWY APPEARED SLIGHTLY L AND TOO CLOSE. CHKED COMMERCIAL APCH PLATE. FINDING NO NOTATION, ASKED APCH WHETHER THERE WAS ANOTHER ARPT BTWN OUR ACFT AND BNA. SURE ENOUGH IT WAS THE ARPT WITH THE ONLY VISIBLE LIGHTING. THIS COULD CAUSE LNDG AT WRONG AIRFIELD. NOTATION SHOULD BE ON COMMERCIAL CHARTS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.