MEM - Memphis International Airport 🇺🇸

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Airport Name and ICAO/IATA Code
Memphis International Airport (ICAO: KMEM / IATA: MEM)

Location (City, Country)
Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Airport Type & Size
Large international airport with 4 runways (18C/36C, 18L/36L, 18R/36R, 9/27). As of 2024, it serviced 4.87 million passengers. Primarily a cargo hub, it handled 8.278 billion pounds of cargo (3.754 billion kg) in 2024. It is the busiest cargo airport in the western hemisphere by tons as of 2024, and the third busiest cargo airport in the world.

Why should this airport be added to World of Airports?
Memphis is home to the FedEx Superhub, a massive facility that handles most of FedEx’s cargo, as well as being their base of operations. Due to this, it would get lots of cargo that would be shipped both around the US and worldwide, being a cargo hub to facilitate short-haul cargo operations around the Americas, and be a good counterpart for the cargo airport at Leipzig.
It is also a hub for Southern Airways Express, a local airline subsidized by the USDoT, and home to the Memphis Air National Guard Base, which is the home of the 164th Airlift Wing of the Tennessee ANG.

Major Airlines & Routes
Passenger Airlines: Allegiant, American Airlines/Eagle, Breeze Air, Delta, Frontier, Southwest, Spirit, United, Visa, and Southern Airways Express
Cargo Airlines: Amerijet, Atlas Air, FedEx, Kalitta, and UPS
Other: USAF ANG

Top 10 Domestic Passenger Destinations (2024): Atlanta (ATL), Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), Charlotte (CLT), Denver (DEN), Chicago O’Hare (ORD), Houston Intercontinental (IAH), Orlando (MCO), New York LaGuardia (LGA), Las Vegas (LAS), Houston Hobby (HOU)

Unique Features or Challenges
Lots of cargo stands, small Air National Guard presence, and potential for long taxi times.

Optional: Links, images, maps, or videos
Memphis International Airport - Wikipedia

[Hirohitoswaifu]

Had this one planned, wiki tab open, picture tab open too .

Only thing I was going to add myself was the older, demolished in the last few years, terminal sections were due to this being a huge Northwest Airlines hub prior to the merge with Delta, to which Delta then pulled out as Atlanta is fairly nearby as their hub.

Whereas now it looks like this, pretty much dead for passenger traffic.

[Cookiesaurus]

Sorry about that lol
Yes, I didn’t even think of mentioning the current terminal setup. I feel if it was added to the game, the way I think it could work is the base terminal that exists IRL today would be the cheaper one to build and setup, and the “old” one would be like ten thousand more expensive to build and setup because it used to exist, but doesn’t anymore. So not only are you, the player, paying to build/unlock it, you’re paying to remake it as it was ~10 years ago; which would be more expensive than just unlocking the one that exists today.