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Memphis International Airport (IATA:
MEM, ICAO: KMEM) is a public airport located 3 miles (5 km) south of the
city of Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee, USA.
Northwest Airlines operates its third-largest
passenger hub in Memphis, with routes to a number of destinations in North
America, as well as a daily nonstop flight to Amsterdam. Memphis is also
home to FedEx's "Super Hub," which processes a large amount
of the freight carrier's packages. Because of FedEx's hub, Memphis has
the largest cargo operations of any airport worldwide. Memphis is also
home to United Parcel Service's third-largest sorting facility.
History
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 Airways and Chicago
& Southern Airlines. In 1939, four new carriers won route awards to
serve Memphis: Braniff Airways, Capital Airlines, Eastern Air Lines, and
Southern Airlines.
The current terminal was built in
1963, and Memphis Municipal changed its name to Memphis International
in 1969. However, the airport had no nonstop intercontinental routes until
1995, when KLM began service to Amsterdam.
FedEx 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
Memphis International Airport covers 3,900 acres and has four runways:
Runway 18C/36C: 11,120 x 150 ft. (3,389
x 46 m), Surface: Concrete
Runway 18R/36L: 9,320 x 150 ft. (2,841 x 46 m), Surface: Concrete
Runway 18L/36R: 9,000 x 150 ft. (2,743 x 46 m), Surface: Concrete
Runway 9/27: 8,946 x 150 ft. (2,727 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
Concourses and Airlines
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.
Due to triskaidekaphobia, there are
no gates designated A13, B13, or C13.
Concourse A
Delta Air Lines Gates A21, A23, A25, A27, and A29 (Atlanta)
Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta, Salt
Lake City)
Delta Connection operated by Comair (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky)
Delta Connection operated by SkyWest (Atlanta)
Northwest Airlines Terminal B Check In | Gates A1-A12, A14-A20, A31, and
A33 (See Destinations Below)
Concourse B
Northwest Airlines Gates B1-B12, B14-B44
Domestic: (Atlanta, Austin, Baton Rouge, Birmingham (AL), Chicago-O'Hare,
Columbus, Dallas/Fort Worth, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Walton Beach/Valparaiso,
Gulfport/Biloxi, Houston-Intercontinental, Indianapolis, Kansas City,
Las Vegas, Little Rock, Los Angeles, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St.
Paul, Nashville, New Orleans, New York-LaGuardia, Newark, Oklahoma City,
Omaha, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, St. Louis, San Antonio, San Francisco
[seasonal], San Juan, Seattle/Tacoma [seasonal], Tampa, Washington-Reagan)
International: (Amsterdam, Cancun, Montego Bay)
Northwest Airlink operated by Mesaba Airlines (Alexandria, Aspen, Bristol/Johnson
City/Kingsport, Chattanooga, Evansville, Fort Smith, Greenville, Hattiesburg-Laurel,
Lafayette, Lexington, Monroe, Muscle Shoals, Paducah, Tupelo)
Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Austin, Baltimore/Washington,
Birmingham (AL), Boston, Charleston (SC), Charlotte, Chattanooga, Cleveland,
Columbia, Columbus, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Des Moines, Evansville,
Fayetteville (AR), Fort Myers, Fort Smith, Grand Rapids, Greensboro/High
Point, Greenville/Spartanburg, Houston-Intercontinental, Huntsville, Indianapolis,
Jackson, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Knoxville, Louisville, Madison, Minneapolis/St.
Paul, Mobile, Moline, Montgomery, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Panama City, Pensacola,
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, San Antonio, Savannah,
Shreveport, Springfield (MO), Tallahassee, Toronto-Pearson, Tulsa, Wichita)
Concourse C
AirTran Airways Gate C16 (Atlanta)
American Airlines Gate C12 (Dallas/Fort Worth)
AmericanConnection operated by Trans States Airlines (St. Louis)
American Eagle (Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami)
Continental Airlines Terminal B Check In - Gate C14
Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Cleveland, Houston-Intercontinental,
Newark)
Northwest Airlines Terminal B Check In | Gates C1-C5, C7, C9, and C11
(See Destinations Above)
United Airlines Gates C18 and C20
United Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Denver)
United Express operated by SkyWest (Chicago-O'Hare, Denver)
US Airways Terminal B Check In - Gates C8, C10, C14
US Airways operated by America West Airlines (Phoenix)
US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Charlotte, Phoenix)
US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines (Charlotte)
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