Memphis International Airport

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

Memphis International Airport


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IATA: MEMICAO: KMEMFAA: 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: MEMICAO: KMEMFAA 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'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 the FedEx Express SuperHub, 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. 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] However, deliveries of the 787 for the combined carrier are now in question.

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[edit] 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 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.

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

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

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

Note: Runway 9/27 is currently closed for resurfacing. The new runway will be have a more durable concrete surface, and is projected to open in December 2009, 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, 38118.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Concourse A

Concourse A contains 23 gates: A1-A12, A14, A16, A18-A21, A25, A27, A29, A31 and A33.

Airlines and destinations from Concourse A
Airlines Destinations
AirTran Airways Atlanta [4][5]
Northwest Airlink operated by Compass Airlines Baltimore, Boston, Charlotte, Dallas/Fort Worth, Jacksonville, Little Rock, Louisville, Nashville, Newark, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, San Antonio
Northwest Airlink operated by Mesaba Airlines Alexandria, Austin, Birmingham (AL), Blountville/Tri-Cities, Charlotte, Chattanooga [starts September 1] Columbia (MO), Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Des Moines, Detroit, Evansville, Fort Smith, Fort Walton Beach, Greenville (MS), Hattiesburg/Laurel, Indianapolis, Lafayette, Lexington, Milwaukee, Monroe, Omaha, Paducah, Tupelo
Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines Austin, Baltimore, Birmingham (AL), Charleston (SC), Chattanooga [ends August 31], Cleveland, Columbia (SC), Columbus (OH), Dallas/Fort Worth, Dallas-Love, Dayton, Des Moines, Evansville, Fayetteville (AR), Fort Smith, Grand Rapids, Greensboro/High Point/Winston-Salem, Greenville (SC), Houston-Intercontinental, Huntsville, Indianapolis, Jackson, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Knoxville, Lexington, Louisville, Lubbock, Madison, McAllen, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Mobile, Moline/Quad Cities, Montgomery, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Panama City (FL), Pensacola, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, San Antonio, Savannah, Sarasota/Bradenton [seasonal], Shreveport, South Bend, Springfield (MO), Tallahassee, Toronto-Pearson, Tulsa, Wichita

[edit] Concourse B

Concourse B

Concourse B contains 42 gates: B1-B43.

Airlines and destinations from Concourse B
Airlines Destinations
Delta Air Lines Atlanta
Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines Atlanta
Delta Connection operated by Comair Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, New York-JFK
Delta Connection operated by Mesaba Airlines Salt Lake City
Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines Atlanta
Delta Connection operated by Shuttle America Atlanta
Northwest Airlines Amsterdam, Baltimore, Birmingham (AL), Cancún, Charlotte [Starts 8/18], Chicago-O'Hare, Columbus (OH), Cozumel [seasonal], Dallas/Fort Worth, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Walton Beach/Valparaiso, 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, Orlando, Philadelphia, St. Louis, San Antonio, San Diego [seasonal], San Francisco [seasonal], San Juan, Seattle/Tacoma [seasonal], Tampa, Vancouver [seasonal], Washington-Dulles, Washington-Reagan
Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines See Concourse A

[edit] Concourse C

Concourse C contains 17 gates: C2-C5, C7-C11, C12A/C12B, C14A/C14B, C16, C18, C20 and C22.

Airlines and destinations from Concourse C
Airlines Destinations
American Airlines Dallas/Fort Worth
American Eagle Chicago-O'Hare, Miami
Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines Houston-Intercontinental, Newark
Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines See Concourse A
United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines Chicago-O'Hare, Denver
US Airways Phoenix
US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines Charlotte, Phoenix

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