MEMPHIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

'Memphis International Airport' 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 "World 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.

Contents

History

Facilities

Concourses and Airlines

Concourse A

Concourse B

Concourse C

External links

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 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 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.

Concourse A

★ Delta Air Lines (Atlanta)

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★ Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta)

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★ Delta Connection operated by Comair (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky)

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★ Delta Connection operated by SkyWest (Atlanta, Salt Lake City)

★ Northwest Airlines

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★ Northwest Airlink operated by Mesaba Airlines (Alexandria, Blountville/Tri-Cities, Chattanooga, Evansville, Fort Smith, Greenville (SC), Hattiesburg/Laurel, Lafayette, Lexington, Monroe, Muscle Shoals, Paducah, Tupelo)

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★ Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Austin, Baltimore/Washington, Birmingham (AL), Boston, Charleston (SC), Charlotte, Chattanooga, Cleveland, Columbia (SC), Columbus, Dallas/Fort Worth, Des Moines, Detroit, Evansville, Fayetteville (AR), Fort Myers, Fort Smith, Grand Rapids, Greensboro/High Point, Greenville, Houston-Intercontinental, Huntsville, Indianapolis, Jackson, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Knoxville, Louisville, Madison, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Mobile, Moline/Quad Cities, Montgomery, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Panama City, Pensacola, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, San Antonio, Savannah, Shreveport, Springfield (MO), Tallahassee, Toronto-Pearson, Tulsa, Wichita)

Concourse B

★ Northwest Airlines (Amsterdam, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore/Washington, Baton Rouge, Birmingham (AL), Cancún, Chicago-O'Hare, Cleveland, Columbus, Cozumel [seasonal], Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, 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, Montego Bay, Nashville, New Orleans, New York-LaGuardia, Newark, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, San Antonio, San Francisco [seasonal], San Juan, Seattle/Tacoma [seasonal], Tampa, Washington-Reagan)

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★ Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (See Concourse A)

Concourse C

★ AirTran Airways (Atlanta, Orlando)

★ American Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth)

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★ AmericanConnection operated by Trans States Airlines (St. Louis)

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★ American Eagle (Chicago-O'Hare, Miami)

★ Continental Airlines

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★ Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Cleveland, Houston-Intercontinental, Newark)

★ Frontier Airlines (Denver, Fort Lauderdale [beings November 15], Las Vegas, Orlando)

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★ Frontier Airlines operated by Republic Airlines (Denver) [seasonal; begins January 2]

★ Northwest Airlines

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★ Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (See Concourse A)

★ United Airlines

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★ United Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Denver)

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★ United Express operated by SkyWest (Chicago-O'Hare, Denver)

★ US Airways

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★ US Airways operated by America West Airlines (Phoenix)

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★ US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Charlotte, Phoenix)

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★ US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines (Charlotte)

External links

★ Memphis International Airport (official site)

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★ FedEx Jets @ MEM Photo