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Airport Memphis (USA) - International
Coordinates: 35°0233N 089°5836W / 35.0425°N 89.97667°W
| 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 | ||
| Hub for | |||
| Elevation AMSL | 341 ft / 104 m | ||
| Website | |||
| 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[1] & airport website[2] | |||
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.[1] It is owned and operated by the Memphis - Shelby County Airport Authority.[2]
Memphis International Airport is home to 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. Prior to its merger with Delta Air Lines, Northwest reportedly considered introducing a nonstop flight to its Asian hub at Tokyo's Narita International Airport after taking delivery of Boeing's new 787 aircraft. [3]
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 communites in Arkansas through the Essential Air Service program. SeaPort Airlines is based out of the private aviation terminal not the main passenger terminal.
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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.
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 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. 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.[4] 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-Southern Airways. The original Delta hub ceased operations in the late 1970's.
Facilities and aircraft
Memphis International Airport covers an area of 3,900 acres (1,600 ha) which contains four paved runways:[1]
- 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.[1]
The Memphis Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) is located on the airport grounds at 3229 Democrat Road, TN 38118.
Terminals, 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. MEM much like CVG is not a large origination/destination airport. As such, Delta's operation there is a series of waves. Planes fly in, passengers connect and planes leave. Outside of the times when passengers are connecting the commercial passenger concourses are largely unused.
- Terminal A contains 23 gates: A1-A12, A14, A16, A18-A21, A25, A27, A29, A31 and A33.[5]
- Terminal B contains 42 gates: B1-B43.[6]
- Terminal C contains 17 gates: C2-C5, C7-C11, C12A/C12B, C14A/C14B, C16, C18, C20 and C22.[7]
| Airlines | Destinations | Terminal |
|---|---|---|
| Air Canada Jazz | Toronto-Pearson [begins March 17] | C |
| AirTran Airways | Atlanta | A |
| American Airlines | Dallas/Fort Worth | C |
| American Eagle | Chicago-O'Hare, Miami | C |
| Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines | Houston-Intercontinental, Newark | C |
| Delta Air Lines | Amsterdam, Atlanta, Cancún, Chicago-O'Hare, Cozumel [seasonal], Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville (FL), Kansas City, Las Vegas, Little Rock, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Montego Bay, New Orleans, New York-LaGuardia, Orlando, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, San Diego [seasonal], San Francisco, San Juan [seasonal], Seattle/Tacoma [seasonal], St. Louis, Tampa, Vancouver [seasonal], Washington-Reagan, West Palm Beach [seasonal] | B |
| Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines | Alexandria [begins April 6], Baton Rouge [begins April 6] Birmingham (AL)[begons May 1], Charlotte [begins May 2], Chattanooga [begins April 6], Fort Walton Beach [begins April 6], Gulfport/Biloxi [begins May 1], Huntsville [begins April 6], Lafayette (LA) [begins April 6], Little Rock [begins April 6], Monroe [begins April 6], Montgomery [begins April 6], Ralleigh/Durham [begins May 2], Shreveport [begins April 6], Tallahassee [begins April 6], Toronto-Pearson [begins May 1] | A |
| Delta Connection operated by Chautauqua Airlines | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Louisville | A |
| Delta Connection operated by Comair | Charlotte [begins May 2], Omaha [begins April 6], Philadelphia, St. Louis [begins April 6] | A |
| Delta Connection operated by Compass Airlines | Boston, Charlotte, Little Rock [ends April 5], New York-JFK, Newark, Phoenix | A, B |
| Delta Connection operated by Freedom Airlines | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Columbus (OH) [begins April 6] | B |
| Delta Connection operated by Mesaba Airlines | Austin, Baltimore, Chicago-O'Hare, Columbia (MO) [ends April 5], Columbus (MS), Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Detroit, Fort Myers [seasonal], Fort Smith, Greenville (MS), Hattiesburg/Laurel, Monroe [ends April 5], New Orleans, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, San Antonio [ends April 5], Tupelo | A, B |
| Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines | Alexandria [ends April 5], Amarillo [begins June 10], Atlanta, Austin, Baton Rouge, Birmingham (AL), Charlotte [begins May 3], Chattanooga [ends April 5], Cleveland, Columbia (MO), Columbus (OH), Dallas/Fort Worth, Dallas-Love, Des Moines, Evansville [resumes April 6], Fayetteville (AR), Fort Smith, Fort Walton Beach, Grand Rapids, Gulfport/Biloxi, Houston-Intercontinental, Huntsville, Indianapolis, Jackson, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Knoxville, Lafayette (LA), Little Rock, Louisville, Lubbock, Madison, McAllen, Milwaukee, Mobile, Moline/Quad Cities, Montgomery [ends April 5], Nashville, Oklahoma City, Omaha [ends April 5], Panama City (FL), Pensacola, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Raleigh/Durham, St. Louis, Salt Lake City, Shreveport [ends April 5], Springfield (MO), Tallahassee, Tulsa, Wichita | A, B, C |
| Delta Connection operated by Shuttle America | Atlanta | B |
| United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, Denver | C |
| United Express operated by Mesa Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare | C |
| US Airways | Charlotte [begins May 10] | C |
| US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines | Charlotte, Phoenix | C |
| US Airways Express operated by Republic Airlines | Charlotte | B |
Private Terminal
SeaPort Airlines is based out of the Signature Air FBO.
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| SeaPort Airlines | El Dorado, Harrison, Hot Springs, Jonesboro |
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for MEM (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-10-25
- ^ a b Memphis International Airport (official site)
- ^ Roberts, Jane (2007-11-22), "NWA studies Japan nonstop", Memphis Commercial Appeal, http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2007/nov/22/nwa-studies-japan-nonstop/
- ^ Memphis Airport history
- ^ Terminal A map
- ^ Terminal B map
- ^ Terminal C map
External links
- Memphis International Airport (official site)
- Aircraft photos from Memphis International (MEM) at airliners.net
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective 11 Feb 2010
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KMEM
- ASN accident history for MEM
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KMEM
- FAA current MEM delay information
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