KMEM — Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis
Memphis, TN · field elevation 341 ft · Class B airspace · ATCT
KMEM current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KMEM 252354Z 01006KT 10SM FEW250 26/14 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP183 T02560144 10300 20256 53001 $
- Wind
- from 010° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 26 °C / dewpoint 14 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.08 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,483 ft · pressure altitude 181 ft
- Observed
- 6 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 010° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 36C | 6 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 36R | 6 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 36L | 6 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 09 | 1 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 27 | 1 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
| 18C | 6 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
| 18L | 6 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
| 18R | 6 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KMEM 252320Z 2600/2706 04008KT P6SM FEW050 FEW250 FM260100 06007KT P6SM FEW250 FM261400 36006KT P6SM FEW040 FM270100 04005KT P6SM SKC
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 35.04241, -89.97668
- Elevation
- 341 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class B
An ATC clearance is required before you enter.
The words matter: being told “stand by” is not a clearance, and neither is being given a squawk. You need “cleared into the Class Bravo”. Mode C is required within 30 nm of the primary airport — the veil — whether or not you enter the Bravo itself, and the VFR weather minimum is 3 statute miles and clear of clouds, because ATC is separating everyone inside.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1150Z / 2352Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 1°W (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A,A+,A++
- Sectional
- Memphis
- County
- Shelby, TN
Airport diagram
Everything else KMEM publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18C/36C | 11,120 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 18R/36L | 9,320 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 18L/36R | 9,000 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 09/27 | 8,946 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
Frequencies
- D-ATIS
- 127.75
- Tower RWY 09/27 · Continuous (24 hours)
- 118.3
- Tower RWY 18L/36R, 18C/36C · Continuous (24 hours)
- 119.7
- Tower RWY 18R/36L · Continuous (24 hours)
- 128.425
- Ground RWY 09/27
- 121.0
- Ground RWY 18R/36L
- 121.65
- Ground RWY 18L/36R, 18C/36C
- 121.9
- Clearance
- 125.2
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach 176-355
- 119.1
- Approach 356-175
- 125.8
- Departure 356-175
- 124.15
- Departure 176-355
- 124.65
Published procedures
- 29 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP)
- 19 departures published
- 10 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KOLV Olive Branch/Taylor Fld10 nm
- KAWM West Memphis Muni14 nm
- KNQA Millington/Memphis20 nm
- KUTA Tunica Muni28 nm
- KFYE Fayette County30 nm
- KPMU Panola County41 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KMEM airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Tennessee airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.