KMEM · Frederick W. Smith International Airport

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE · LARGE AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

341

Elevation ft

Runways

11,120

Longest ft · 18C/36C

35.04N

89.98W

Frederick W. Smith International Airport serves Memphis, Tennessee at 341 ft elevation with its longest runway, 18C/36C, at 11,120 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
18C/36C	11,120 × 150 ft	concrete	lit
18R/36L	9,320 × 150 ft	concrete	lit
18L/36R	9,000 × 150 ft	concrete	lit
09/27	8,946 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 341 ft is about 14°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 14°C)	341 ft	2,505 ft	2,146 ft	3,219 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,541 ft	2,739 ft	2,273 ft	3,409 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,741 ft	2,973 ft	2,399 ft	3,599 ft
35°C afternoon	2,823 ft	2,989 ft	2,408 ft	3,612 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (18C/36C, 11,120 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,612 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KMEM is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KOLV Olive Branch Airport	10 nm SE	6,000 ft
KAWM West Memphis Municipal Airport	14 nm NW	6,003 ft
KNQA Millington-Memphis Airport	19 nm N	8,001 ft
KUTA Tunica Municipal Airport	28 nm SW	8,500 ft
KFYE Fayette County Airport	30 nm E	5,000 ft
KM04 Covington Municipal Airport	38 nm NE	5,003 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KMEM

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KMEM, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KMEM or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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