Memphis International Airport (MEM) is a major commercial and cargo airport located approximately 13 miles southeast of downtown Memphis, Tennessee. It serves as the primary commercial aviation gateway for the greater Memphis metropolitan area and the Mid-South region. The airport is globally renowned as the home of FedEx's primary superhub, which processes millions of packages nightly and makes MEM one of the busiest cargo airports in the world by tonnage. Passenger operations are served primarily by major U.S. carriers, though the airline footprint has contracted since Delta Air Lines reduced its hub operations there in the early 2010s. MEM covers approximately 3,900 acres and features multiple runways capable of handling wide-body and heavy cargo aircraft. The facility plays a critical economic role in the Memphis region, supporting tens of thousands of jobs tied to aviation and logistics.