Memphis International Airport
Rank Airline Passengers Share
1 Delta Air Lines 1,125,000 24.78%
2 Southwest Airlines 795,000 17.50%
3 American Airlines 768,000 16.91%
4 Republic Airlines 322,000 7.09%
5 Allegiant Air 229,000 5.05%
6 Other 1,301,000 28.67%
Statistics -- Airline market share
Memphis International Airport (IATA: MEM, ICAO: KMEM, FAA LID: MEM) is a civil-military airport seven miles (11 km) southeast of downtown Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States. It is home to the FedEx Express global hub, which processes many of the company's packages. Non-stop FedEx destinations from Memphis include cities across the continental United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and South America. From 1993 to 2009, Memphis had the largest cargo operations of any airport worldwide. MEM dropped to the second position in 2010, just behind Hong Kong; however, it remains the busiest cargo airport in the United States and in the Western Hemisphere. On the passenger side, MEM averages over 80 passenger flights per day. The 164th Airlift Wing of the Tennessee Air National Guard is based at the co-located Memphis Air National Guard Base, operating C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft.