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KMEM · Memphis International Airport

ICAO · US · 46 NTSB events

ID KMEM FAA MEM Elev 341 ft Lat 35° 2.63' N Lon 89° 58.58' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

fetching…

Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

8 runway ends on file. Longest: 11,120 ft. Max gradient: 0.63%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18C 179° 11,120 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —
36C 359° 11,120 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —
18R 179° 9,320 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —
36L 359° 9,320 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —
18L 179° 9,000 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —
36R 359° 9,000 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes —
09 092° 8,946 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.43%
27 272° 8,946 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.43%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 10 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 127.750
  • CLD CLNC DEL 125.200
  • GND GND 121.650
  • TWR TWR 118.300
  • APP APP 133.830
  • APP APP 119.100
  • DEP DEP 124.150
  • POST ANG COMD POST 138.950
  • RDO JACKSON RDO 122.200
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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  • NDB ME

    Elvis

    0.29 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • VORTAC MEM

    Memphis

    117.50 MHz · DME 117.50 · BOTH · HIGH

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 6 matched · 88 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18C–36C: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18R–36L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18C–36C: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18R–36L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17–35: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18–36: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

All translated remarks (6)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18C–36C: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 18C–36C: H11120X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–120, D–250, 2S–175, 2D…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18R–36L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 18R–36L: H9320X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–120, D–250, 2S–175, 2D–…

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds invof arpt.

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17–35: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 17–35: H3799X75 (ASPH) S–25 MIRL RWY 17: REIL. PAPI(P2L)…

  • Airport attended 1300–2300Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1300–2300Z‡.

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18–36: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 18–36: H3499X75 (ASPH) S–25 MIRL RWY 18: REIL. PAPI(P2L)…

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (88 sentences)
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 73´.
  • ·RWY 18L–36R: H9000X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–120, D–250, 2S–175, 2D–550, 2D/2D2–1120 PCR 1207 R/C/W/T HIRL CL RWY 18L: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 73´.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 69´.
  • ·RVR–TMR Trees. 0.5% down.
  • ·RWY 09–27: H8946X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–120, D–250, 2S–175, 2D–550, 2D/2D2–1120 PCR 1253 R/C/W/T HIRL CL RWY 09: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 69´.
  • ·LAND AND HOLD–SHORT OPERATIONS LDG RWY HOLD–SHORT POINT AVBL LDG DIST RWY 27 TWY N 8450
  • ·RWY 09: TORA–8946 TODA–8946 ASDA–8946 LDA–8946 RWY 18C:TORA–11120 TODA–11120 ASDA–11120 LDA–11120 RWY 18L:TORA–9000 TODA–9000 ASDA–9000 LDA–9000 RWY 18R:TORA–9320 TODA–9320 ASDA–9320 LDA–9320 RWY 27: TORA–8946 TODA–8946 ASDA–8946 LDA–8946 RWY 36C:TORA–11120 TODA–11120 ASDA–10715 LDA–10715 RWY 36L:TORA–9320 TODA–9320 ASDA–9320 LDA–9320 RWY 36R:TORA–9000 TODA–9000 ASDA–9000 LDA–9000 ARRESTING GEAR/SYSTEM RWY 18R: EMAS
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A, A+, A++ OX 1, 2 LGT Rwy 36R ALSF–2 also opr as SSALR.
  • ·MILITARY— A–GEAR Rwy 18R EMAS 316 x 178.
  • ·JASU 1(MD–3) 5(MD–3M) 1(MA–1A) 2(MC–2A) 2(A–7) FUEL A, A+ (C901–345–2992) A++ (Mil) (ANG PPR DSN 726–7131, C901–291–7131.
  • ·Copter refuel is 2 nozzle.) (NC–100LL) FLUID SP PRESAIR LOX OIL O–156(Mil)
  • ·Noise abatement proc in efct.
  • ·Successive and/or simul dep apvd on Rwy 36L–18R and Rwy 36C–18C or Rwy 36L–18R and Rwy 36R–18L with course dvrgnc no later than 2.27 NM from rwy end.
  • ·NOTE: See Special Notices—Memphis Intl Airport (MEM) Noise Abatement Procedures.
  • ·Pilots conducting EFVS ops; be aware LED ALS in use Rwy 18L.
  • ·Index D ARFF equip avbl H24.
  • ·Successive and/or simultaneous dep apvd on Rwy 36L–18R and Rwy 36C–18C or Rwy 36L–18R and Rwy 36R–18L with course divergence no later than 2.27 NM from rwy end.
  • ·Hold short instrn read back rqr.
  • ·Rwy 18R–36L, Rwy 18C–36C, Rwy 18L–36R (2D) Single belly twin tandem ldng gear—621.
  • ·PPR for taxi clnc on Twy N north of Twy V, Twy S north Twy V and Twy C north of Twy V—Fedex Ramp ATCT 131.5.
  • ·Twy N north of Twy V, Twy C north of Twy V, Twy S north of Twy V and Twy V west of Twy N designated non–movement areas.
  • ·Lrg and hvy ebnd acft on Twy V for Rwy 27 hold short at mnm thrust area sign.
  • ·Aircraft with wingspans greater than 118´ restricted from taxing on Twy J north of Twy U.
  • ·Twy V btn Spot 7W and Rwy 27 rstr to acft with wingspan of 171´ 6" or less.
  • ·Twy N btn Twy M and Twy M7 clsd to wingspan more than 171.5 ft exc tax speed less than 15 mph.
  • ·Twy V btn Twy S and Twy Y rstr to acft with tail height less than 65´ 10" or less.
  • ·MEM AD AP all safety area not std grading.
  • ·Operate transponders with altitude reporting mode and ADS–B(if equipped) enabled on all airport surfaces.

+ 58 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

NTSB events

46 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

52

since 1982

Fatal

6

11.5% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 402,064 ops in 2003

2024 total

211,898

10-yr total

2,182,484

2024 mix

AC/AT 92% · GA 7% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

0.5

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.05

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Stall / spin 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=46

  • Other 17
  • Stall / spin 6
  • Ground collision 6
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 4
  • Gear-up landing 4
  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Hard landing 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2012-12-26 McDonnell Douglas MD-11F · Weather · IMC · night →
2007-10-11 Cessna C 525 · Stall / spin · VMC →
2006-07-28 Boeing MD-10-10F · Stall / spin · day →
2006-04-04 McDonnell Douglas DC10 · Engine failure · day →
2004-09-19 Boeing MD-11 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2003-07-02 Beech 58P · Weather · day →
2025-08-08 Cessna 195 · Gear-up · day →
2023-10-18 Boeing 767-300F · Stall / spin · dusk →
2014-02-05 Embraer EMB145 - EP · Weather · IMC · night →
2011-09-04 QUESTAIR INC Venture · Gear-up · day →
2009-11-29 Piper PA-32RT-300 · Loss of control · IMC · day →
2006-11-11 Boeing 717-200 · Ground collision · night →
2005-12-14 Boeing 727-2S2F · Other · VMC · night →
2003-12-18 McDonnell Douglas MD-10-10F · Stall / spin · day →
2001-11-20 Boeing 727-233 · Birdstrike · VMC · night →
2001-07-13 Boeing B-727-100 · Engine failure · night →
2001-03-23 Boeing 727-200 · Other · VMC · night →
2000-03-14 Beech 58 · Gear-up · day →
1999-08-07 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10F · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1998-11-03 Saab-Scania AB (Saab) 340A · Ground collision · night →
1998-04-04 Douglas DC-10-10F · Other · night →
1998-03-06 Douglas DC-10-30F · Other · night →
1997-12-07 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-50 · Ground collision →
1997-07-12 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15 · Stall / spin · day →
1997-03-15 Piper PA-32-300 · Other · VMC · night-moonlit →
1996-03-27 Boeing 727-225 · Ground collision · day →
1995-12-11 Aero Commander 112 · Fire · VMC · day →
1995-01-10 Douglas DC-9-32 · Other · day →
1994-12-15 Cessna,Douglas 208B,DC-3A · Other · night →
1994-05-05 Douglas DC-9-32 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1994-01-27 Cessna,Beech 310R,E18S · Other · night →
1992-01-08 Cessna 177B · Other · IMC · dawn →
1991-11-09 BRITISH AEROSPACE 3101 · Other · VMC · day →
1990-07-12 Cessna T210L · Fuel exhaustion · day →
1988-10-30 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 · Ground collision · day →
1988-07-03 Cessna 195A · Other · day →
1987-10-08 Beech HA-1 · CFIT · VMC · night-moonlit →
1987-01-24 Cessna 310P · Other · day →
1986-03-21 Piper PA-14 · Other · VMC · day →
1986-03-12 Boeing 727-223 · Other · VMC · day →
1986-01-09 Boeing 727-232 · Gear-up · day →
1985-03-07 Cessna 152 · Other · day →
1984-01-24 Piper PA-22-150 · Ground collision · IMC · night →
1983-05-23 Boeing B-737-222 · Other · day →
1982-12-26 Boeing 727-223 · Other · IMC · day →
1982-05-22 Douglas DC-9-15F · Weather · IMC · day →

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Morris William Ray Memphis TN 4 nm
Brian James Flax Olive Branch MS 8 nm
David Childress Olive Branch MS 8 nm
David William Nicholls Olive Branch MS 8 nm
Natalie Bingham Hoover Olive Branch MS 8 nm
David William Nicholls West Memphis AR 13 nm
Karen Gardner Collierville TN 14 nm
Peter Reddan Millington TN 18 nm
Stephen Wolcott Dee Arlington TN 20 nm
Christopher Frasse Holly Springs MS 31 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Kathleen Klein Cox Memphis TN 4 nm
Michael Emanuel Arcamuzi Memphis TN 4 nm
Frederick Gene Finney Memphis TN 4 nm
David Nelson Fisher Memphis TN 4 nm
Albert Tyrone Glenn Memphis TN 4 nm
Robert John Goetz Jr Memphis TN 4 nm
Phillip Edward Green Memphis TN 4 nm
Max Raymond Langham Jr Memphis TN 4 nm
Thomas Clinton Lawrence Memphis TN 4 nm
James Sherman Muse Sr Memphis TN 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Glen Arnold Beyer Memphis TN 4 nm
David Nelson Fisher Memphis TN 4 nm
Wayne Brian Gelfand Memphis TN 4 nm
Thomas Gerard O'Toole Memphis TN 4 nm
Donald Gene Ray Memphis TN 4 nm
Billy Joe Shannon Sr Memphis TN 4 nm
Bruce Louis Torelli Memphis TN 4 nm
Louis Wayne Walker Memphis TN 4 nm
Edgar Martin Willard Jr Memphis TN 4 nm
David Walker White Memphis TN 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Stallings Aircraft Propeller, LLC
Wynne, AR
41 nm
Aviation Repair Technologies, LLC
Blytheville, AR
55 nm
Pilots Ally
Walnut Ridge, AR
80 nm
Heath Aviation
Winona, MS
95 nm
Tomlinson Avionics, Inc
Pine Bluff, AR
110 nm
Aero Turbine Maintenance
Murray, KY
125 nm
Southern Air Custom Interiors, Inc
Haleyville, AL
126 nm
DC Aviation Maintenance Inc.
Bryant, AR
127 nm
Harrison Avionics, Inc.
Hopkinsville, KY
164 nm
Dusty’s Flying Service
Hopkinsville , KY
164 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.