Memphis airport
Memphis International Airport |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | KMEM |
| IATA code | MEM |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 104 m (341 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 8 miles southeast of Memphis |
| Street | I-55 / I-240 / US 78 |
| Local transport |
Bus : MATA Route 64 |
| Basic data | |
| opening | June 15, 1929 |
| operator | Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority |
| surface | 1578 ha |
| Terminals | 1 with 3 concourses |
| Passengers | 4,419,541 (2018) |
| Air freight | 4,470,961 t (2018) |
| Flight movements |
226,599 (2018) |
| Employees | 83,199 (2015) |
| Runways | |
| 09/27 | 2727 m × 46 m concrete |
| 18C / 36C | 3389 m × 46 m concrete |
| 18R / 36L | 2841 m × 46 m concrete |
| 18L / 36R | 2743 m × 46 m concrete |
The Memphis International Airport ( IATA code : MEM , ICAO code : KMEM ) is the international passenger airport of the American metropolis Memphis in the US state of Tennessee .
It is the home airport and the main hub for FedEx . This fact makes Memphis International Airport the largest cargo airport in the United States and the second largest cargo airport in the world.
Location and transport links
Memphis International Airport is eight miles southeast of downtown Memphis .
Interstate 55 runs west of Memphis International Airport and Interstate 240 runs north . US Highway 78 also runs east of the airport . The airport is served by the Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) bus route 64 .
history
Memphis International Airport was opened as Memphis Municipal Airport on June 15, 1929 after a two-year planning and construction phase . At the beginning, the airport consisted of only three hangars and an unpaved runway . The first airlines were American Airlines and Chicago & Southern Airlines . A year later, the airport received the first illuminated runway. In 1938 the first passenger terminal was built. During the Second World War , the US Army took control of the facilities. In 1947 it left the airport again. In 1956 a new airport commission was founded with the aim of starting the planning for a modern passenger terminal. The terminal (now Concourse B) cost about 5.5 million US dollars and was opened 1,963th At the beginning it had 22 gates .
In 1973, FedEx moved its headquarters from Little Rock to Memphis and made Memphis International Airport its home base. In 1985 the passenger airline Republic Airlines opened a hub in Memphis, and the airline was taken over by Northwest Airlines the following year . In 1992, Memphis International Airport became the largest airport in the world in terms of cargo volume. In June 1995, an international passenger terminal was opened and KLM was the first airline to serve international destinations. In the next year, a third runway in north-south orientation was completed. The expansion of the central runway 18C / 36C was completed in 2000, and since then, at 3,389 meters long and 46 meters wide, it has been the largest runway at Memphis International Airport.
In 2004 the Tennessee Air National Guard and FedEx agreed a land swap. At the time, the FedEx hub was at the southeast end of the airport premises. The agreement included the move of FedEx to the previously military area at the northern end of the airport site. In return, the Tennessee Air National Guard received the former FedEx site, where a new base was built by 2008. In the meantime, Memphis International, to Minneapolis-St. Paul and Detroit, also the third largest hub for Northwest Airlines. After Delta Air Lines took over Northwest Airlines in 2008, the offer was gradually reduced. In 2010, after 18 years, Memphis was replaced as the world's largest cargo airport by Hong Kong International Airport , and since then it has been number 2 worldwide. In June 2013, Delta Air Lines announced the closure of the hub. The passenger volume of both airlines in 2009 was 4,005,031 passengers, in 2016 Delta recorded only 1,062,016 passengers in Memphis.
Due to the sharp drop in passenger numbers, only Concourse B is to be operated in the future, Concourses A and C are to be closed. In preparation, the southern ends of Concourse A and C should be demolished, but ultimately this was only done at Concourse A. On April 4, 2018, Concourse B was closed for modernization, which should be completed in 2021.
Airport facilities
The Memphis International Airport has a total area of 1578 hectares.
Runways
The Memphis International Airport has four runways . Three runways run parallel. The longest runway is marked 18C / 36C and is 3389 meters long. The western runway 18R / 36L is 2841 meters long, while the eastern runway 18L / 36R is 2743 meters long. The northern cross wind runway 09/27 is 2727 meters long. All runways are 46 meters wide and covered with concrete.
Passenger terminal
Memphis International Airport has a passenger terminal . This consists of a main hall and three concourses with a total of 29 gates . After the modernization of Concourse B, which is planned for 2021, has been completed, Concourses A and C are to be closed.
Concourse A
There are nine gates in Concourse A. It is used by Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines . Delta Air Lines flights depart from Gates A17, A19, A21, A23, A25 and A27. Southwest Airlines uses Gate A31.
Concourse B
Concourse B, originally opened in 1963, has been largely closed since April 4, 2018 due to construction work. It will be modernized by 2021. Therefore there are only three gates in it. Only international charter flights of the tour operator Vacation Express are handled.
Concourse C
There are 17 gates in Concourse C. It is used by Air Canada , Allegiant Air , American Airlines , Frontier Airlines and United Airlines . Air Canada flights are handled at Gate C11. Allegiant Air uses gate C2. American Airlines uses gates C8, C10 and C12. Frontier Airlines flights are handled at gate C1, while United Airlines uses gates C14 and C16.
Freight terminals
Memphis International Airport is by far the largest hub for the cargo airline FedEx . The hub is also known as the FedEx Express World Hub or SuperHub. It extends over 316 hectares to the north of the airport site. The FedEx Express World Hub has more than 11,000 employees, who handled over 4.4 million tons of air freight and air mail in 2018 . FedEx itself was responsible for 138,230 flight movements in 2018.
The competitor UPS Airlines also operates a freight terminal at Memphis International Airport, but this is much smaller. In total, the UPS site extends over 54 hectares, and after completion of an expansion, around 950 people will be employed. In 2018 there were 27,268 air freight and air mail and 648 flight movements.
military
The 164th Airlift Wing (formerly the 164th Tactical Airlift Wing) of the Tennessee Air National Guard is stationed in the southeast of Memphis International Airport . Today, the unit operates eight transport aircraft of the type Boeing C-17 Globemaster III . Previously, eight Lockheed C-5 Galaxy operated aircraft, which were gradually replaced by Boeing C-17 aircraft from 2013 to 2015.
Airlines and Destinations
Memphis International Airport is regularly served by seven passenger airlines. In terms of passenger numbers, Delta Air Lines including Delta Connection was the largest airline with a market share of 30.10 percent in 2018, followed by American Airlines including American Eagle with 29.72 percent, Southwest Airlines with 16.58 percent, and United Airlines including United Express with 13.24 percent, Allegiant Air with 5.21 percent and Frontier Airlines with 4.17 percent. Memphis International Airport is still used by the cargo airlines UPS Airlines and FedEx , among others , the latter operating its largest hub at the airport.
The airlines connect Memphis International Airport primarily to the respective hubs . There are also direct international connections to Cancun and Toronto-Pearson .
Traffic figures
| year | Passenger volume (with general aviation) |
Air freight ( tons ) (with airmail) |
Aircraft movements (with military) |
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| 2018 | 4,419,541 | 4,470,961 | 226,599 |
| 2017 | 4,196,259 | 4,337,494 | 222,427 |
| 2016 | 4,001,017 | 4,322,810 | 224,705 |
| 2015 | 3,758,450 | 4,291,372 | 218.781 |
| 2014 | 3,597,601 | 4,259,260 | 219.014 |
| 2013 | 4,598,186 | 4,138,644 | 233,404 |
| 2012 | 6,753,186 | 4,016,814 | 271.127 |
| 2011 | 8,737,641 | 3,917,207 | 311,791 |
| 2010 | 10,003,186 | 3,917,609 | 336.016 |
| 2009 | 10,229,627 | 3,697,806 | 338.973 |
| 2008 | 10,925,622 | 3,696,191 | 363.139 |
| 2007 | 11,258,682 | 3,841,274 | 374.989 |
| 2006 | 11,149,775 | 3,692,834 | 384,823 |
Busiest routes
| rank | city | Passengers | Airlines |
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| 1 | Atlanta , Georgia | 443,360 | delta |
| 2 | Dallas / Fort Worth , Texas | 213,490 | American |
| 3 | Charlotte , North Carolina | 190,860 | American |
| 4th | Chicago-O'Hare , Illinois | 143.710 | American, United |
| 5 | Houston , Texas | 115,200 | United |
| 6th | Denver , Colorado | 100,740 | Frontier , Southwest , United |
| 7th | Orlando , Florida | 75,760 | Frontier, Southwest |
| 8th | Minneapolis , Minnesota | 75,420 | delta |
| 9 | Houston – Hobby , Texas | 71,570 | Southwest |
| 10 | Chicago – Midway , Illinois | 68,240 | Southwest |
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )
- Airport data in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
- Jeffrey F. Rayport: The Miracle of Memphis. In: Technology Review. , December 24, 2010
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c AirportIQ 5010: Memphis International. GCR1.com, accessed July 13, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i Statistics. FlyMemphis.com, accessed July 13, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c Reports. FlyMemphis.com, accessed July 13, 2019 .
- ↑ 2018 Airport Traffic Report. PANYNJ.gov, accessed July 13, 2019 .
- ^ North America Airport Rankings. (No longer available online.) ACI-NA.org , archived from the original on September 6, 2018 ; accessed on February 5, 2019 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Ground Transportation. FlyMemphis.com, accessed February 23, 2018 .
- ↑ Airport moves to clear space for growth. CommercialAppeal.com , May 20, 2016, accessed March 31, 2017 .
- ↑ Airport History. FlyMemphis.com, accessed March 30, 2017 .
- ^ Delta to Cut Flights, De-Hub Memphis. MemphisDailyNews.com, June 5, 2013, accessed March 30, 2017 .
- ^ A b Memphis International Airport: Concourse Modernization. FlyMemphis.com, accessed July 13, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d e Terminal Map. FlyMemphis.com, accessed July 13, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Memphis International Airport B Concourse to close for construction April 4 Operations will be focused on A & C Concourses until 2021. FlyMemphis.com, April 2, 2018, accessed on July 13, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c Memphis airport readies for $ 214 million, three-year overhaul of B Concourse. CommercialAppeal.com , January 5, 2018, accessed July 13, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d Airlines at MEM. FlyMemphis.com, accessed July 13, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Memphis International Airport maintains status as world's 2nd busiest cargo airport; MEM is the busiest cargo airport in North America. FlyMemphis.com, April 19, 2018, accessed July 13, 2019 .
- ↑ Why Does My Package Go Through Memphis? Answers Revealed! FedEx .com, April 19, 2018, accessed July 13, 2019 .
- ^ Properties and Cargo. FlyMemphis.com, accessed July 13, 2019 .
- ^ First of military's latest cargo carriers join Air National Guard in Memphis. CommercialAppeal.com , February 2, 2013, accessed July 13, 2019 .
- ↑ a b MEM's Nonstop Destinations. FlyMemphis.com, accessed July 13, 2019 .
- ^ Memphis, TN: Memphis International (MEM). Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed July 13, 2019 .
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