# Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM / KMEM)

**Frederick W. Smith International Airport** (IATA: MEM, ICAO: KMEM) is a large airport in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. It opened on 15 Jun 1929. It has 4 runways; the longest is 11,120 ft (3,389 m). In 2025 it handled 4.8 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MEM / KMEM
- FAA: MEM
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
- Opened: 15 Jun 1929
- Elevation: 341 ft / 104 m
- Coordinates: 35.0438, -89.9763
- Runways: 4
- Longest runway: 11,120 ft / 3,389 m
- Instrument procedures: 24 approaches, 19 departures, 10 arrivals
- Passengers: 4,785,854 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.mscaa.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memphis_International_Airport (33 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q866831
- Weather station: KMEM · WMO 72334
- Ident: KMEM

## Timeline

- 15 Jun 1929: Frederick W. Smith International Airport opens.
- 18 Dec 2003: FedEx Express Flight 647. No deaths.
- 28 Jul 2006: FedEx Express Flight 630. No deaths.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18C/36C | 11,120 ft / 3,389 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 179° / 359° | yes |
| 18R/36L | 9,320 ft / 2,841 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 179° / 359° | yes |
| 18L/36R | 9,000 ft / 2,743 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 179° / 359° | yes |
| 09/27 | 8,946 ft / 2,727 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 092° / 272° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00253AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 3,739,900 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 3,811,176 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 4,077,435 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 4,273,075 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 4,486,461 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 4,704,271 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 2,072,681 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 3,638,747 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 4,385,804 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 4,869,323 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 4,942,590 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 4,785,854 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

31 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (28)

- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 331 mi / 533 km · Delta Air Lines
- [TYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktys.md) McGhee Tyson Airport · United States · 341 mi / 549 km · Allegiant Air
- [PNS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpns.md) Pensacola International Airport · United States · 355 mi / 571 km · Breeze Airways
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 431 mi / 693 km · American Eagle, American Airlines
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 469 mi / 754 km · United Express, United Airlines
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 492 mi / 792 km · United Express, American Eagle, United Airlines
- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 510 mi / 821 km · American Eagle, American Airlines
- [AUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaus.md) Austin Bergstrom International Airport · United States · 559 mi / 899 km · Delta Connection
- [DTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdtw.md) Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · United States · 610 mi / 982 km · Delta Connection, Delta Air Lines
- [SAT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksat.md) San Antonio International Airport · United States · 625 mi / 1,006 km · Breeze Airways
- [RDU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krdu.md) Raleigh-Durham International Airport · United States · 632 mi / 1,017 km · Breeze Airways
- [PIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpie.md) St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · United States · 653 mi / 1,051 km · Allegiant Air
- [TPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktpa.md) Tampa International Airport · United States · 656 mi / 1,056 km · Breeze Airways
- [SFB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfb.md) Orlando Sanford International Airport · United States · 670 mi / 1,079 km · Allegiant Air
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 684 mi / 1,100 km · Frontier Airlines
- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 701 mi / 1,128 km · Delta Connection
- [DCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdca.md) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · United States · 761 mi / 1,224 km · American Eagle
- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 851 mi / 1,370 km · Allegiant Air
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 860 mi / 1,384 km · American Airlines
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 871 mi / 1,401 km · Frontier Airlines, United Airlines
- [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 873 mi / 1,405 km · American Eagle
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 944 mi / 1,520 km · United Express
- [LGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klga.md) LaGuardia Airport · United States · 961 mi / 1,547 km · Delta Connection, American Eagle
- [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 1,138 mi / 1,831 km · Delta Connection
- [SLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kslc.md) Salt Lake City International Airport · United States · 1,260 mi / 2,027 km · Delta Air Lines
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 1,261 mi / 2,029 km · American Eagle, American Airlines
- [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 1,413 mi / 2,274 km · Allegiant Air
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 1,616 mi / 2,600 km · Delta Air Lines

### Seasonal (3)

- [VPS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvps.md) Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport · United States · 374 mi / 602 km · Allegiant Air
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 492 mi / 792 km · American Airlines
- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 701 mi / 1,128 km · Delta Air Lines

### Cargo (2)

- [SDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdf.md) Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · United States · 319 mi / 514 km · UPS Airlines
- [RFD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krfd.md) Chicago Rockford International Airport · United States · 496 mi / 799 km · UPS Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (3)

- EV [ExpressJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/expressjet)
- FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express)
- 9X [Southern Airways Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/southern-airways-express)

### Passenger (9)

- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 7
- G4 [Allegiant Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/allegiant-air) · 6
- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 5
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 5
- [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 5
- MX [Breeze Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/breeze-airways) · 4
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 3
- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 3
- F9 [Frontier Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/frontier-airlines) · 2

### Cargo (1)

- 5X [UPS Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ups-airlines) · 2

Former hub of [Atlantic Southeast Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/atlantic-southeast-airlines).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 4.8M (2025) | #349 of 3,974 | #83 in North America | #66 in US |
| Longest runway | 11,120 ft / 3,389 m | =624 of 29,858 | =141 in North America | #116 in US |
| Elevation | 341 ft / 104 m | =30,344 of 43,403 | =14,111 in North America | =11,877 in US |
| Age | Opened 1929 | =369 of 15,079 | =78 in North America | =75 in US |
| Runways | 4 | =41 of 29,978 | =20 in North America | =19 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 119.100 |
| APP | APP | 33.830 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 127.750 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 125.200 |
| DEP | DEP | 124.150 |
| GND | GND | 121.650 |
| POST | ANG COMD POST | 138.950 |
| RDO | JACKSON RDO | 122.200 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.300 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [NQA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knqa.md) Millington-Memphis Airport · 22 mi / 36 km
- [UOX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kuox.md) University Oxford Airport · 52 mi / 84 km
- [BYH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbyh.md) Arkansas International Airport · 64 mi / 102 km
- [JBR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjbr.md) Jonesboro Municipal Airport · 66 mi / 107 km
- [MKL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmkl.md) McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport · 71 mi / 114 km
- [TUP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktup.md) Tupelo Regional Airport · 87 mi / 140 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: “Memphis International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Memphis_International_Airport&oldid=1372673045), revision of 1 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/kmem/data