Memphis International Airport

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Memphis International Airport
IATA: MEM - ICAO: KMEM
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Memphis Shelby County Airport Authority
Serves Memphis, Tennessee
Elevation AMSL 341 ft (103.9 m)
Coordinates 35°02′32.7″N, 89°58′36″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18C/36C 11,120 3,389 Concrete
18R/36L 9,320 2,841 Concrete
18L/36R 9,000 2,743 Concrete
9/27 8,946 2,727 Asphalt

Memphis International Airport (IATA: MEM, ICAO: KMEM) is a public airport located 3 miles (5 km) south of the city of Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee, USA.

Northwest Airlines operates its third-largest passenger hub in Memphis, with routes to a number of destinations in North America, as well as a daily nonstop flight to Amsterdam. Memphis is also home to FedEx's "Super Hub," which processes a large amount of the freight carrier's packages. Because of FedEx's hub, Memphis has the largest cargo operations of any airport worldwide. Memphis is also home to United Parcel Service's third-largest sorting facility.

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Memphis Municipal Airport opened on a 200 acre (0.8 km²) plot of farmland just over seven miles (10 km) from downtown Memphis. During its early years, the airport consisted of three hangars and an unpaved runway. Passenger and air mail service was provided by American Airways and Chicago & Southern Airlines. In 1939, four new carriers won route awards to serve Memphis: Braniff Airways, Capital Airlines, Eastern Air Lines, and Southern Airlines.

The current terminal was built in 1963, and Memphis Municipal changed its name to Memphis International in 1969. However, the airport had no nonstop intercontinental routes until 1995, when KLM began service to Amsterdam.

FedEx established its freight hub in Memphis in 1973, and Republic Airlines established a passenger hub in 1985, which was absorbed into Northwest in 1986.

Memphis International Airport covers 3,900 acres and has four runways:

  • Runway 18C/36C: 11,120 x 150 ft. (3,389 x 46 m), Surface: Concrete
  • Runway 18R/36L: 9,320 x 150 ft. (2,841 x 46 m), Surface: Concrete
  • Runway 18L/36R: 9,000 x 150 ft. (2,743 x 46 m), Surface: Concrete
  • Runway 9/27: 8,946 x 150 ft. (2,727 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt


Memphis International Airport has three concourses which are all connected as part of the same building. Passengers check in at signs marked Terminal A, B, or C which generally but do not necessarily represent the concourse where they will be directed for their gate.

  • Northwest Airlines (Amsterdam, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore/Washington, Baton Rouge, Birmingham (AL), Boston, Cancún, Chicago-O'Hare, Columbus, Cozumel [seasonal], Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver [begins May 3, 2007], Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Walton Beach/Valparaiso, Gulfport/Biloxi, Houston-Intercontinental, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Little Rock, Los Angeles, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Montego Bay, Nashville, New Orleans, New York-LaGuardia, Newark, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh [begins June 8], St. Louis, San Antonio, San Francisco [seasonal], San Juan, Seattle/Tacoma [seasonal], Tampa, Washington-Reagan)
    • Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Austin, Baltimore/Washington, Birmingham (AL), Boston, Charleston (SC), Charlotte, Chattanooga, Cleveland, Columbia, Columbus, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver [ends June 6, 2007], Des Moines, Detroit, Evansville, Fayetteville (AR), Fort Myers, Fort Smith, Grand Rapids, Greensboro/High Point, Greenville/Spartanburg, Houston-Intercontinental, Huntsville, Indianapolis, Jackson, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Knoxville, Louisville, Madison, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Mobile, Moline/Quad Cities, Montgomery, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Panama City, Pensacola, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, San Antonio, Savannah, Shreveport, Springfield (MO), Tallahassee, Toronto-Pearson, Tulsa, Wichita)

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