# Key Field / Meridian Regional Airport (MEI / KMEI)

**Key Field / Meridian Regional Airport** (IATA: MEI, ICAO: KMEI) is a medium airport in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. It opened in Apr 1940. It has 2 runways; the longest is 10,003 ft (3,049 m). In 2025 it handled 40 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmei

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MEI / KMEI
- FAA: MEI
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Meridian, Mississippi, United States
- Opened: Apr 1940
- Elevation: 298 ft / 91 m
- Coordinates: 32.3326, -88.7519
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 10,003 ft / 3,049 m
- Instrument procedures: 8 approaches
- Passengers: 40,123 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meridian_Regional_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q651920
- Weather station: KMEI · WMO 72234
- Ident: KMEI

## Timeline

- Apr 1940: Key Field / Meridian Regional Airport opens.
- 7 Jul 2003: Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 10,003 ft / 3,049 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 009° / 189° | yes |
| 04/22 | 5,052 ft / 1,540 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 044° / 224° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00254AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 53,872 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 52,549 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 57,883 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 58,677 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 47,870 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 17,252 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 23,507 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 42,307 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 38,199 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 36,814 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 40,123 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 422 mi / 679 km · United Express

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from MEI, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 40K (2025) | #2,172 of 3,974 | #500 in North America | #340 in US |
| Longest runway | 10,003 ft / 3,049 m | =1,033 of 29,858 | =222 in North America | =172 in US |
| Elevation | 298 ft / 91 m | =31,407 of 43,403 | =14,489 in North America | =12,201 in US |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =366 in North America | =338 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | MERIDIAN APP/DEP | 120.500 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 126.475 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 119.800 |
| GCA | GCA | 125.125 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| POST | ANG OPS COMD POST | 29.230 |
| RDO | GREENWOOD RDO | 122.200 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.800 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [KNMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knmm.md) Naval Air Station Meridian / McCain Field · 19 mi / 31 km
- [PIB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpib.md) Hattiesburg Laurel Regional Airport · 69 mi / 111 km
- [JAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjan.md) Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport · 77 mi / 124 km
- [GTR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgtr.md) Golden Triangle Regional Airport · 78 mi / 125 km
- [HBG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khbg.md) Hattiesburg Bobby L Chain Municipal Airport · 79 mi / 128 km
- [TCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktcl.md) Tuscaloosa National Airport · 90 mi / 145 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Meridian Regional Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Meridian_Regional_Airport&oldid=1373384400), revision of 5 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmei/data