Coordinates: 35°02′33″N 089°58′36″W / 35.0425°N 89.97667°W / 35.0425; -89.97667

Memphis International Airport
FAA airport diagram
IATA: MEM – ICAO: KMEM – FAA LID: MEM + MEM Location of the Memphis International Airport
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner/Operator		Memphis - Shelby County Airport Authority
Serves		Memphis, Tennessee
Hub for		Delta Air Lines FedEx Express SeaPort Airlines
Elevation AMSL		341 ft / 104 m
Website		www.mscaa.com
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
18C/36C	11,120	3,389	Concrete
18L/36R	9,000	2,743	Concrete
18R/36L	9,320	2,841	Concrete
9/27	8,946	2,727	Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations			349,448
Based aircraft			64
Sources: FAA & airport website

Memphis International Airport (IATA: MEM, ICAO: KMEM, FAA LID: MEM) is a joint civil-military public airport located three miles (5 km) south of the central business district of Memphis, a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States. It is owned and operated by the Memphis - Shelby County Airport Authority.

Memphis International Airport is home to the main FedEx Express global "SuperHub", which processes a significant portion of the freight carrier's packages. Nonstop FedEx destinations from Memphis include scores of cities across the continental U.S., plus Anchorage and Honolulu, as well as numerous Canadian, Mexican, and Caribbean cities. Intercontinental nonstops include Paris, London, Frankfurt, Sao Paulo, Shanghai, and Tokyo.

Because of the FedEx Express "SuperHub", Memphis since 1993 has had the largest cargo operations by volume of any airport worldwide.

Memphis serves as a hub for Delta Air Lines, with routes to destinations throughout North America, as well as a daily nonstop flight to Amsterdam.

History

Memphis Municipal Airport, 1962, photographed from the then-new control tower.

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 Airlines and Chicago and Southern Air Lines. In 1939, four new carriers won route awards to serve Memphis: Braniff Airways, Capital Airlines, Eastern Air Lines, and Southern Airways.

During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Force Air Transport Command 4th Ferrying Group for movement of new aircraft from the United States to overseas locations.

The current terminal opened on June 7, 1963 and Memphis Municipal changed its name to Memphis International in 1969. However, the airport had no non-stop international routes until 1995, when KLM began service to Amsterdam. Currently, service to Amsterdam is operated by Delta.

FedEx Express established its freight hub in Memphis in 1973, and Republic Airlines established a passenger hub in 1985, which was absorbed into Northwest in 1986. In 2008, Delta Air Lines bought Northwest Airlines and rebranded the entire Memphis operation. Memphis now serves as a hub for Delta Air Lines. Prior to the Delta/Northwest merger, Memphis had been a hub for Delta many years after its acquisition of Chicago and Southern Air Lines. The original Delta hub ceased operations in the late 1970s and resumed on December 31, 2009.

Since 2009, the airport has also been a hub for small regional airline, SeaPort Airlines which provides single engine plane service to a number of communities in Arkansas through the Essential Air Service program. SeaPort Airlines is based out of the private aviation terminal not the main passenger terminal.

Facilities and aircraft

Old (left) and new (right) control tower at Memphis International Airport

Memphis International Airport covers an area of 3,900 acres (1,600 ha) which contains four paved runways:

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

Note: Runway 9/27 has reopened for traffic, 30 November 2009, after nine months resurfacing. The new runway has a more durable concrete surface, and opened in time for the peak of the FedEx shipping season.

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 392,883 aircraft operations, an average of 1,076 per day: 57% scheduled commercial, 34% air taxi, 9% general aviation, and <1% military. There are 110 aircraft based at this airport: 46% jet, 26% multi-engine, 19% single-engine, and 8% military.

The Memphis Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) is located on the airport grounds at 3229 Democrat Road, TN 38118.

Terminals, airlines, and destinations

• Terminal A contains 23 gates: A1-A12, A14, A16, A18-A21, A25, A27, A29, A31 and A33.
• Terminal B contains 42 gates: B1-B43 (B21 doesn't exist). Terminal B serves all international arrivals and requires travelers to pass through a TSA security checkpoint after clearing customs. This is required because the customs hall exits into the concourse instead of the main lobby.
• Terminal C contains 18 gates: C1-C5, C7-C11, C12A/C12B, C14A/C14B, C16, C18, C20 and C22.

Private Terminal

SeaPort Airlines is based out of the Signature Air FBO.

Cargo

Memphis is home to the FedEx Express "SuperHub".

Military

The 164th Airlift Wing of the Tennessee Air National Guard is based at Memphis International Airport, operating the large C-5A transport aircraft.

Accidents and incidents

• On 11 August 1984, Douglas C-47 N70003 of Aviation Enterprises crashed shortly after take-off from Memphis International Airport on a domestic non-scheduled passenger flight to O'Hare International Airport, Chicago. All three people on board were killed. A missing spark plug on the port engine caused a loss of power. Maintenance involving the removal of the spark plugs had been performed the previous day.

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Location & QuickFacts

Owner & Manager

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Communications

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 09/27

Runway 18C/36C

Runway 18L/36R

Runway 18R/36L

Radio Navigation Aids

Remarks

• PORTIONS OF TWY A EAST OF TWY A1 NOT VISIBLE FM ATCT.
• BOEING 727 MODEL ACFT PROHIBITED FM TAXIING SOUTHBOUND ON TWY B BTN TWY V & RY 27 WHEN RY 27 IS ACTV.
• TWY N NORTH OF TWY V, TWY C NORTH OF TWY V AND TWY S NORTH OF TWY V DESIGNATED AS NON-MOVEMENT AREAS.
• LARGE & HEAVY EASTBOUND ACFT ON TWY V FOR RY 27 HOLD SHORT AT MINIMUM THRUST AREA SIGN.
• PPR FOR TAXI CLNC ON TWY 'N' NORTH OF TWY 'V', TWY 'S' NORTH TWY 'V', AND TWY 'C' NORTH OF TWY 'V' CTC FEDEX RAMP ATCT ON FREQ 131.5.
• IF POSSIBLE ALL ACFT CONDUCT GROUND OPNS WITH TRANSPONDERS ON.
• TWY V BETWEEN TWY B AND AER 27 RESTRICTED TO ACFT WITH WINGSPANS OF 171 FT 6 INCHES OR LESS.
• TWY V BTN TWY S TWY Y RESTRICTED TO ACFT WITH TAIL HEIGHTS LESS THAN 65 FT 10 INCHES.
• ANG-PPR DSN 726-7131, C901-291-7131. OPER 1245-2215Z MON - FRI AND CLSD ALT MON & HOL DUE TO ALTERNATE WORK SKED. TSNT ACFT MAINT NOT AVBL. REFUEL SVC FOR OTR THAN C5 ACFT RQR QUALIFIED CREW CHIEF OR CREWMEMBERS. NON-C5 ACFT SUPPORT PRVDD BY CONTRACT FBO ON FLD.
• CTC RAMP CONTROL ON 121.8 FOR ENTRY ON TO ANG RAMP. ANG FREQS 138.95 341.75. AFTER HRS CTC COMMAND POST AT DSN 726-7148 OR SECURITY FORCES AT DSN 726-7101.
• READ BACK ALL HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTIONS REQURED.
• MILITARY ACFT WITH WINGSPANS GREATER THAN 171 FT SHOULD NOT TAXI ON TWY N BTWN TWY M7 AND TWY T NOR ON TWY J NORTH OF TWY C3.
• ARPT CLSD TO C5 AND LARGER EXC PPR ARPT MGR 901-922-8117.
• CTC FED EX RAMP AT 121.8 AT SPOT 10 FOR ENTRY ON TO ANG RAMP.
• ANG: BASH PHASE TWO PERIOD ACTIVE FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH MARCH.
• ALL TRANSIENT ACFT RQR -FOLLOW ME- ASSIST ENTERING ANG RAMP. USE OF ANG RAMP RQRS PPR V966-8131 -FOR OFFICIAL BUSINESS ONLY-.
• HELICOPTER OPERATIONS PROHIBITED TO/FROM TERMINAL BUILDING.
• LARGE FLOCKS OF BIRDS INVOF ARPT.

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General Info
Country	United States
State	TENNESSEE
FAA ID	MEM
Latitude	35-02-32.700N
Longitude	089-58-36.000W
Elevation	341 feet
Near City	MEMPHIS

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