Memphis International Airport
Memphis International Airport (IATA: MEM, ICAO: KMEM, FAA LID: MEM) is a civil-military airport located seven miles (11 km) southeast of Downtown Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States. It is the primary international airport serving Memphis. It covers 3,900 acres (1,600 ha) and has four runways.
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Memphis–Shelby County Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Memphis metropolitan area | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Shelby County, Tennessee, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1929 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 341 ft / 104 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°02′33″N 089°58′36″W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | flymemphis.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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It is home to the FedEx Express global hub, often referred to as the FedEx Superhub or simply the Superhub, which processes many of the company's packages. Nonstop FedEx destinations from Memphis include cities across the continental United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and South America.
From 1993 to 2009, Memphis International had the largest cargo operations of any airport worldwide. It dropped to the second position in 2010, just behind Hong Kong. It still remained the busiest cargo airport in the United States and in the Western Hemisphere, until 2020, when it once again became the world's busiest cargo handling airport due to the surge in ecommerce partly caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The airport averages over 80 passenger flights per day. The 164th Airlift Wing of the Tennessee Air National Guard is based at the co-located Memphis Air National Guard Base, operating C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft.