Airports
Memphis International Airport is the global "SuperHub" of FedEx Express, and has the second largest cargo operations by volume of any airport worldwide, surpassed by Hong Kong International Airport.
Memphis International ranks as the 41st busiest passenger airport in the US and is also a hub for Delta Air Lines (hub will close on September 3, 2013) and had 4,390,000 boarding passengers (enplanements) in 2011, an 11.9% decrease over the previous year. Delta has reduced its flights at Memphis by approximately 65% since its 2008 merger with Northwest Airlines and will operate an average of 94 daily flights (20 flights on Saturdays) as of January 2013. There are currently no international passenger flights operating at Memphis International Airport which has seen declining passenger and aircraft movements due to cutbacks by Delta Air Lines at the airport. Delta Air Lines also announced the closing of its Memphis pilot base in 2012. Other airlines providing passenger service are: AirTran, American Airlines, SeaPort Airlines, United Airlines and US Airways.
There are also general aviation airports in the Memphis Metropolitan Area, including the Millington Regional Jetport, located at the former Naval Air Station in Millington, Tennessee.
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