MEM · Memphis, United States
Memphis International Airport.
--:--:-- · CDT (UTC-05:00) · 35.0438° N, 89.9763° W
Memphis International Airport
Airport serving Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for MEM
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 3675; ident KMEM; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
flymemphis.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Memphis International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
19 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
MEM / KMEM
OurAirports ident
KMEM
GPS / local code
KMEM / MEM
ISO region
US-TN
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
flymemphis.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q866831
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:08 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--CDT · UTC-05:00
Time zone
CDT
America/Chicago · UTC-05:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
8.7 km
Approximate distance to central Memphis.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Washington, D.C.
Languages
English
Currency
USD ($)
Country area
9,525,067 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
4 runways
Longest runway
11,120 ft / 3,389 m
Runway surface
concrete (3), asphalt
Opened / operator
1929
Owner / entity
Q866831
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
19 source-backed signals
Memphis International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Memphis, United States. Memphis's built-up core sits roughly 8.7 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/Chicago (UTC-05:00, CDT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Memphis International Airport (MEM / KMEM) is at 35.0438° N, 89.9763° W, elevation 341 ft (104 m), serving Memphis, United States.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Memphis is in United States (capital Washington, D.C.); regulated by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); on America/Chicago (CDT, UTC-05:00); working languages: English; currency: USD ($).
Distance from central Memphis: 9 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for MEM.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Memphis International Airport (MEM / KMEM)
Memphis International Airport · Airport serving Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Source identifiers
KMEM · KMEM · MEM · US-TN
flymemphis.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
It is the primary international airport serving Memphis.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for MEM; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
Memphis International Airport is a civil–military airport located seven miles (11 km) southeast of downtown Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Southaven
southaven · 6.9 km from MEM
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 52,589 · city coordinates 34.9890, -90.0126
2. New South Memphis
new-south-memphis · 8.7 km from MEM
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 641,608 · city coordinates 35.0868, -90.0568
3. Horn Lake
horn-lake · 11 km from MEM
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 26,915 · city coordinates 34.9554, -90.0348
4. Memphis
memphis · 13 km from MEM
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 633,104 · city coordinates 35.1495, -90.0490
5. Germantown
germantown-4624601 · 16 km from MEM
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 39,240 · city coordinates 35.0868, -89.8101
6. Olive Branch
olive-branch · 16 km from MEM
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 36,010 · city coordinates 34.9618, -89.8295
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. BNA KBNA
Nashville International Airport · Nashville
322 km from MEM · America/Chicago · +0h · elevation 599 ft (183 m) · airport coordinates 36.1245, -86.6782
2. BHM KBHM
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport · Birmingham
339 km from MEM · America/Chicago · +0h · elevation 650 ft (198 m) · airport coordinates 33.5629, -86.7507
3. STL KSTL
St. Louis Lambert International Airport · St Louis
413 km from MEM · America/Chicago · +0h · elevation 618 ft (188 m) · airport coordinates 38.7487, -90.3700
Route-time reference set
1. MEM-BNA
Nashville · 322 km · 1h 14m
America/Chicago · +0h from MEM; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. MEM-BHM
Birmingham · 339 km · 1h 16m
America/Chicago · +0h from MEM; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. MEM-STL
St Louis · 413 km · 1h 21m
America/Chicago · +0h from MEM; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
4 runways
Longest runway 11,120 ft / 3,389 m. 4 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
concrete (3), asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for MEM.
Runway identifiers
09/27 · 18C/36C · 18L/36R · 18R/36L
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. BNA KBNA
Nashville International Airport · Nashville · 322 km from MEM
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 599 ft (183 m) · 36.1245, -86.6782
2. BHM KBHM
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport · Birmingham · 339 km from MEM
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 650 ft (198 m) · 33.5629, -86.7507
3. STL KSTL
St. Louis Lambert International Airport · St Louis · 413 km from MEM
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 618 ft (188 m) · 38.7487, -90.3700
4. SDF KSDF
Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · Louisville · 514 km from MEM
large airport · America/Kentucky/Louisville · united-states · 501 ft (153 m) · 38.1706, -85.7351
5. ATL KATL
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · Atlanta · 533 km from MEM
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 1,026 ft (313 m) · 33.6367, -84.4281
6. TUL KTUL
Tulsa International Airport · Tulsa · 549 km from MEM
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 677 ft (206 m) · 36.1971, -95.8862
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
It covers 3,900 acres (1,600 ha) and has four runways.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for MEM.
Country and authority
MEM sits in United States (United States of America), whose capital is Washington, D.C.. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, North America.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: USD ($). MEM is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Airport serving Memphis, Tennessee, United States. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: It is the primary international airport serving Memphis. Location cue: Memphis International Airport is a civil–military airport located seven miles (11 km) southeast of downtown Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q866831 · Memphis International Airport. Administrative area: Memphis. Named after: Memphis. Entity official-site cross-check: mscaa.com
Field and clock profile
Memphis International Airport is a low-elevation field at 341 ft (104 m), positioned at 35.0438° N, 89.9763° W in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 4 runways and a longest runway of 11,120 ft / 3,389 m. The airport clock uses America/Chicago (CDT, UTC-05:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Southaven is the closest retained city-time anchor at 6.9 km. BNA Nashville is the closest retained airport alternative at 322 km.
Country airport peers
MEM is compared with BNA Nashville at 322 km, BHM Birmingham at 339 km, STL St Louis at 413 km, SDF Louisville at 514 km, ATL Atlanta at 533 km inside the retained United States airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
MEM-BNA Nashville: 322 km, about 1h 14m, +0h. MEM-BHM Birmingham: 339 km, about 1h 16m, +0h. MEM-STL St Louis: 413 km, about 1h 21m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident KMEM backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. flymemphis.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
4 runways · longest 11,120 ft / 3,389 m
Runway identifiers
09/27, 18C/36C, 18L/36R, 18R/36L
OurAirports classifies MEM as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Memphis.
MEM (KMEM) is a low-elevation field at 341 ft (104 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
MEM sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
MEM's runway record lists 4 runways, with the longest runway at 11,120 ft / 3,389 m and source surfaces recorded as concrete (3), asphalt.
Civil aviation oversight for MEM runs through Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); a more specific operator record is not currently in our source set.
- It covers 3,900 acres (1,600 ha) and has four runways.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at flymemphis.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for MEM
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
MEM uses America/Chicago (CDT, UTC-05:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Memphis International Airport is about 8.7 km from central Memphis; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
BNA Nashville is the closest retained alternate at 322 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
flymemphis.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place MEM inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
MEM ranks #48 in the curated United States airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 94 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
MEM shares America/Chicago with AUS Austin US · BHM Birmingham US · BNA Nashville US · DAL Dallas US · DFW Dallas-Fort Worth US · DSM Des Moines US. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
MEM is 341 ft (104 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include WMI 341 ft (104 m) (0 ft delta) · FAT 336 ft (102 m) (5 ft delta) · BEG 335 ft (102 m) (6 ft delta) · STN 348 ft (106 m) (7 ft delta) · LIN 353 ft (108 m) (12 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
MEM's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are BNA 322 km +0h · BHM 339 km +0h · STL 413 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville | BNA | 322 km | 1h 14m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Birmingham | BHM | 339 km | 1h 16m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| St Louis | STL | 413 km | 1h 21m | +0h | --:--:-- |
MEM to BNA
Nashville
Distance 322 km; estimated travel window 1h 14m; destination zone America/Chicago is +0h from MEM. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
MEM to BHM
Birmingham
Distance 339 km; estimated travel window 1h 16m; destination zone America/Chicago is +0h from MEM. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
MEM to STL
St Louis
Distance 413 km; estimated travel window 1h 21m; destination zone America/Chicago is +0h from MEM. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Memphis is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
New South Memphis is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Memphis International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from MEM, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Southaven
southaven · 6.9 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
New South Memphis
new-south-memphis · 8.7 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Horn Lake
horn-lake · 11 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Memphis
memphis · 13 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Germantown
germantown-4624601 · 16 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Olive Branch
olive-branch · 16 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bartlett
bartlett · 20 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Cordova
cordova · 22 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
West Memphis
west-memphis · 22 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Hernando
hernando · 24 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ellendale
ellendale · 25 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Collierville
collierville · 28 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Memphis International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Nashville (BNA), Birmingham (BHM), St Louis (STL). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 4 runways; longest runway 11,120 ft / 3,389 m; identifiers 09/27, 18C/36C, 18L/36R.
- Runway surfaces: concrete (3), asphalt; 4 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1929.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from MEM. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Nashville International AirportBNA
Nashville · large airport
- Distance
- 322 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 599 ft (183 m)
Compare against BNA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International AirportBHM
Birmingham · large airport
- Distance
- 339 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 650 ft (198 m)
Compare against BHM when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
St. Louis Lambert International AirportSTL
St Louis · large airport
- Distance
- 413 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 618 ft (188 m)
Compare against STL when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Memphis International Airport (MEM) in?▾
Memphis International Airport is in the America/Chicago timezone (UTC-05:00, CDT).
What are the codes for Memphis International Airport?▾
Memphis International Airport uses IATA code MEM and ICAO code KMEM.
Where is Memphis International Airport located?▾
Memphis International Airport is located in Memphis, United States at coordinates 35.0438° N, 89.9763° W, with an elevation of 341 ft (104 m) (low-elevation field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Memphis International Airport from central Memphis?▾
Memphis International Airport sits roughly 8.7 km from the nearest mapped city center for Memphis.
Which route reference is most useful from MEM?▾
Nashville (BNA) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 14m, destination timezone America/Chicago, and a +0h difference from MEM.
Which authority regulates MEM?▾
Memphis International Airport sits inside United States, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
What other airports in United States are close peers to MEM?▾
MEM's curated peers in United States on this site include BNA Nashville, BHM Birmingham, STL St Louis, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Memphis International Airport have?▾
Memphis International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 4 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 11,120 ft / 3,389 m; identifiers include 09/27, 18C/36C, 18L/36R.