AirportsFrederick W. Smith International Airport is a large airport serving Memphis, in Tennessee, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MEM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MEM
- ICAO code
- KMEM
- City
- Memphis
- State or region
- Tennessee
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 35.0438° N, 89.9763° W
- Elevation
- 104 m (341 ft)
- Runways
- 4
- Longest runway
- 3,389 m (11,120 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MEM means Frederick W. Smith International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KMEM. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 35.0438° N, 89.9763° W. It stands 104 metres (341 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Frederick W. Smith International Airport has 4 runways in the data. The longest is 3,389 metres (11,120 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 50.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18C/36C | 3,389 m 11,120 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 18R/36L | 2,841 m 9,320 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 18L/36R | 2,743 m 9,000 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 09/27 | 2,727 m 8,946 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Jonesboro Municipal AirportJonesboro | JBR | 107 km |
| McKellar-Sipes Regional AirportJackson | MKL | 114 km |
| Tupelo Regional AirportTupelo | TUP | 140 km |
| Mid Delta Regional AirportGreenville | GLH | 197 km |
| Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams FieldLittle Rock | LIT | 208 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,814 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,729 km | 17 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,383 km | 15 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,009 km | 8 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,549 km | 2 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,600 km | 3 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,715 km | 19 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,623 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,502 km | 18 h 00 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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