Airport
Frederick W. Smith International Airport
MEM · Memphis, TN
- IATA Code
- MEM
- ICAO Code
- KMEM
- City
- Memphis
- Country
- United States
- Website
- flymemphis.com
Frederick W. Smith International Airport is a major airport serving Memphis, TN. Its IATA code is MEM and its ICAO code is KMEM.
The airfield sits 341 feet above sea level.
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MEM by the numbers
IATA MEM · ICAO KMEM · 341 ft elevation · Map
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Official departure punctuality
Ranks #199 of 358 U.S. airports for on-time departures
- On-time departures
- 79.7%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 2.3%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 86 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 24,637
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 36%
- Late-arriving aircraft 36%
- Air traffic control & airport 20%
- Extreme weather 8%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data
Busiest routes from MEM
| Route | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta (ATL) | 3,432 | 86% |
| Chicago (ORD) | 2,529 | 75% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) | 2,347 | 76% |
| Charlotte (CLT) | 1,736 | 82% |
| Denver (DEN) | 1,395 | 78% |
| New York (LGA) | 1,096 | 79% |
| Washington (DCA) | 1,092 | 75% |
| Houston (IAH) | 1,075 | 81% |
| Detroit (DTW) | 990 | 82% |
| Minneapolis (MSP) | 900 | 87% |
Airlines departing MEM
| Airline | Flights | On-time departures |
|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | 4,425 | 86% |
| Southwest Airlines | 4,207 | 75% |
| American Airlines | 3,585 | 81% |
| SkyWest Airlines | 3,443 | 80% |
| Republic Airways | 3,062 | 81% |
| OH | 1,759 | 71% |
| Envoy Air | 1,590 | 80% |
| United Airlines | 1,420 | 87% |
| Allegiant Air | 519 | 55% |
| NK | 366 | 80% |
Runways
| Runway | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|
| 18C/36C | 11,120 ft | CON, lighted |
| 18R/36L | 9,320 ft | CON, lighted |
| 18L/36R | 9,000 ft | CON, lighted |
| 09/27 | 8,946 ft | ASP, lighted |
Listen to the tower
Air traffic control frequencies, for scanners and airband radios.
- Recorded airport information (ATIS) 127.750 MHz
- Tower 118.300 MHz
- Ground 121.650 MHz
- Clearance delivery 125.200 MHz
- Departure 124.150 MHz
- Approach 33.830 MHz
- Approach 119.100 MHz
Runways and frequencies: OurAirports (public domain). Not for navigation.
Tags: MEM, KMEM, Memphis airport, Frederick W. Smith International Airport
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