KMEM — Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis
Memphis, TN · field elevation 341 ft · Class B airspace · ATCT
KMEM current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KMEM 111154Z 19004KT 10SM FEW030 FEW250 25/22 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP184 T02500222 10261 20250 53006 $
- Wind
- from 190° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 25 °C / dewpoint 22 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.09 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,399 ft · pressure altitude 171 ft
- Observed
- 21 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 190° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 18C | 4 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 18L | 4 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 18R | 4 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 27 | 1 kt head | 4 kt from the left |
| 09 | 1 kt tail | 4 kt from the right |
| 36C | 4 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
| 36R | 4 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
| 36L | 4 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
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 111126Z 1112/1218 22005KT P6SM FEW250 FM111500 23009KT P6SM SCT045 FM120100 20006KT P6SM SKC FM121500 23011KT P6SM SCT045 BKN250
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
- 1117Z / 0053Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- -1° (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
- 37 approaches — ILS, LD, LOC, LS, 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.