Memphis International Airport Totally Explained

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Memphis International Airport is a public airport located three miles (5 km) south of the central business district of Memphis, a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States.

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 Airlines 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 international routes until 1995, when KLM began service to Amsterdam, a service now operated by Northwest Airlines. FedEx Express 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 and aircraft

Memphis International Airport covers an area of 3,900 acres (1,578 ha) which contains four paved runways:

Runway 18C/36C: 11,120 x 150 ft. (3,389 x 46 m), Surface: Concrete
Runway 18L/36R: 9,000 x 150 ft. (2,743 x 46 m), Surface: Concrete
Runway 18R/36L: 9,320 x 150 ft. (2,841 x 46 m), Surface: Concrete
Runway 9/27: 8,946 x 150 ft. (2,727 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 392,883 aircraft operations, an average of 1,076 per day: 57% scheduled commercial, 34% air taxi, 9% general aviation and <1% military. There are 110 aircraft based at this airport: 46% jet, 26% multi-engine, 19% single-engine and 8% military.
The Tennessee Air National Guard operates the 164th Airlift Wing at the Memphis International Airport. Memphis Air Route Traffic Control Center is located on the airport grounds at 3229 Democrat Road, 38118.

Airlines and destinations

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 don't necessarily represent the concourse where that'll be directed for their gate.

Concourse A

Delta Air Lines (Atlanta)

Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta)
Delta Connection operated by Comair (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky)
Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Atlanta)

Northwest Airlines

Northwest Airlink operated by Compass Airlines (Boston, Newark, Omaha, Phoenix, San Antonio)
Northwest Airlink operated by Mesaba Airlines (Atlanta, Alexandria, Blountville/Tri-Cities, Chattanooga, Evansville, Fort Smith, Greenville (MS), Hattiesburg/Laurel, Lafayette, Lexington, Milwaukee, Monroe, Muscle Shoals, Paducah, Tupelo)
Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Austin, Baltimore/Washington, Birmingham (AL), Charleston (SC), Charlotte, Chattanooga, Cleveland, Columbia (SC), Columbus (OH), Colorado Springs [beginsJune 15], Dallas/Fort Worth, Des Moines, Detroit, Evansville, Fayetteville (AR), Fort Myers, Fort Smith, Grand Rapids, Greensboro/High Point, Greenville (SC), Hartford [beginsJune 5], Houston-Intercontinental, Huntsville, Indianapolis, Jackson, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Knoxville, Lexington, Louisville, Madison, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Mobile, Moline/Quad Cities, Montgomery, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Panama City (FL), Pensacola, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, San Antonio, Savannah, Shreveport, Springfield (MO), Tallahassee, Toronto-Pearson, Tulsa, Wichita)

Concourse B

Northwest Airlines (Amsterdam, Atlanta, Baltimore/Washington, Baton Rouge, Birmingham (AL), Boston, Cancún, Chicago-O'Hare, Cleveland, Columbus (OH), 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, Omaha, Orlando, Philadelphia, St. Louis, San Antonio, San Francisco [seasonal], San Diego [seasonal], San Juan, Seattle/Tacoma, Tampa, Washington-Reagan)

Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (See Concourse A)

Concourse C

AirTran Airways (Atlanta, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando)

American Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth)

AmericanConnection operated by Trans States Airlines (St. Louis)
American Eagle (Chicago-O'Hare, Miami, New York-LaGuardia)

Continental Airlines

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

Frontier Airlines (Denver) [endsJune 1]

Northwest Airlines

Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (See Concourse A)

United Airlines

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

US Airways (Phoenix)

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

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