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Airport Memphis (USA) - International

Coordinates: 35°0233N 089°5836W / 35.0425, -89.97667

Memphis International Airport


FAA airport diagram
IATA: MEM ICAO: KMEM FAA: MEM
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner/Operator Memphis - Shelby County Airport Authority
Serves Memphis, Tennessee
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 (2006)
Aircraft operations 392,883
Based aircraft 110
Sources: FAA[1] & airport website[2]

Memphis International Airport (IATA: MEM, ICAO: KMEM, FAA LID: MEM) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) south of the central business district of Memphis, a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States.[1] It is owned and operated by the Memphis - Shelby County Airport Authority.[2]

Memphis International Airport is home to FedEx Express's 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, and Tokyo.

Because of FedEx's hub, as well as the presence of United Parcel Service's third-largest sorting facility, Memphis since 1993 has had the largest cargo operations by volume of any airport worldwide.

Northwest Airlines operates its third-largest passenger hub in Memphis, with routes to destinations throughout North America, as well as a daily nonstop flight to Amsterdam. Northwest is reportedly considering introducing a nonstop flight to its Asian hub at Tokyo's Narita International Airport after taking delivery of Boeing's new 787 aircraft.[3]

Contents

History

Memphis Municipal Airport opened on a 200 acre (0.8 km˛) 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.

The current terminal was built in 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, a service now operated by Northwest Airlines.

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.

Facilities and aircraft

Memphis International Airport covers an area of 3,900 acres (1,578 ha) which contains four paved runways:[1]

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.[1]

The Tennessee Air National Guard operates the 164th Airlift Wing at the Memphis International Airport.

Memphis Air Route Traffic Control Center is located on the airport grounds at 3229 Democrat Road, 38118.

Airlines and destinations

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.

Concourse A

Concourse B

Concourse C

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for MEM (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-10-25
  2. ^ a b Memphis International Airport (official site)
  3. ^ Roberts, Jane (2007-11-22), "NWA studies Japan nonstop", Memphis Commercial Appeal, <http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2007/nov/22/nwa-studies-japan-nonstop/> 

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