Memphis International Airport

Memphis International Airport is a civil-military airport seven miles southeast of downtown Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States.Memphis International Airport is home to the FedEx Express global hub, which processes many of the company's packages. Nonstop FedEx destinations from Memphis include cities across the continental United States, 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 as the busiest cargo airport in the United States and in the Western Hemisphere.As of 2016, MEM had a count of over 4 million passengers, up slightly from 2015. The airport was previously a hub for Northwest Airlines and later Delta Air Lines. As of June 2017, MEM averaged 83 passenger flights per day on all of the airlines serving the city. In recent years the airport added several new airlines, including Air Canada, Allegiant Air, Frontier Airlines, and Southwest Airlines, which has increased competition among carriers. Since Delta's departure as a hub operation, average round trip prices have also declined. The July–September 2014 quarter alone saw a 4.7% decline from the quarter a year earlier.