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Memphis International Airport (MEM)
Airport Information
(Memphis, Tennessee - TN, USA)
 Striving to be a truly world-class facility and leader of the aviation industry, Memphis International Airport (MEM) is no more than 8 miles / 12 km southeast of the city itself and just two blocks east of the Elvis Presley Boulevard.
Operated by the Memphis Shelby County Airport Authority, the facility itself features four separate runways and one passenger terminal, which is subdivided into three main course areas, A, B and C. Northwest Airlines is especially prominent in both Concourse A and B, while American Airlines, Continental, Delta and Frontier are also well represented. Memphis International Airport is also a major cargo hub and an important base for Federal Express, with many people often surprised to hear that it is the busiest airport in terms of overall cargo traffic on the planet.
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Run by the MATA (Memphis Area Transit Authority), airport buses regularly depart from outside of Terminal C and travel to areas around the downtown district, which is the most historic part of Memphis. Also available are a series of hotel shuttles and regional shuttle buses, which regularly run into the city, to areas such as the famous Beale Street, and Midtown, which is otherwise known as 'within the Parkways' and comprises the multicultural neighborhood of Cooper-Young.
Taxis at Memphis Airport offer one of the most convenient ways to reach the nearby suburbs of Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown, Meeman Shelby State Park, Olive Branch and Southaven. Further afield, Nashville lies to the northeast.
Memphis International Airport (MEM) Information: History and Facilities
Opened in the early thirties and originally known as the Memphis Municipal Airport, the city's present-day airport was established on a large area of farmland covering around 200 acres / 80 hectares. Conveniently located on the southeasterly outskirts of downtown Memphis, the airport comprised three hangars and a simple runway. Both mail services and passenger flights were in full swing by 1940, when many well-known carriers operated here.
Notable dates include 1963, when the current passenger terminal was inaugurated, and 1969, when the name officially changed to Memphis International Airport (MEM). Also important was the year of 1995, when regular services to the city of Amsterdam began.
Facilities onsite at Memphis International Airport are comprehensive and easily meet the needs and requirements of most passengers. Expect to find airline passenger paging services, vending racks for luggage carts, Hairport hairdressers, shoeshine services, specific smoking areas and Airline Clubs, operated by Northwest Airlines and KLM Airlines.
Also available at Memphis Airport are courtesy telephones for car rental companies, various vending machines, US mail boxes, a business service center, Memphis visitor information kiosks complete with hotline, and branches of the Federal Credit Union bank. If you are looking for somewhere to eat out or shop, there are plenty of airport stores and eateries, such as Arby's, Back Yard, Hudson News, Juice it Up and the Republic of Tea.
Memphis International Airport (MEM) Information: About Memphis Tourism
The home of Elvis Presley and a rich blues musical heritage, Memphis is located on the southwestern side of Tennessee. Downtown Memphis lies alongside the eastern banks of the Mississippi River and is close to the main tourist area. Those looking to visit Elvis Presley's legendary Graceland estate will find it on the southern side of the city and along the US-51 freeway, which is better known in Memphis as the Elvis Presley Boulevard.
Close to the southerly suburbs of Southaven and Horn Lake, Memphis Airport (MEM) is within easy reach of the city's many sightseeing opportunities. Highlights to look out for include the restaurants, shops, theaters and museums along Beale Street, Sun Studio along Union Avenue, the Mississippi River Museum within Mud Island Park, and the Pink Palace Museum and Planetarium on Central Avenue.
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