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Frederick W Smith International Airport

Memphis, Tennessee
IATA: MEM
ICAO: KMEM
FAA: MEM
Elevation: 341 ft
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TSA coverageJan. 1, 2024 to Jul. 11, 2026
WeatherLive METAR and TAF
DemandARC ticket sales and passenger trips
Latest TSA Count
7,384
October 3, 2026
2026 Daily Average
7,219
276 reported days
September 2026 Daily Average
7,398
Latest complete month
2026 YTD
1.99M
Through October 3
Year-over-Year
-3.75%
-77,662 passengers
National Rank
#67
2025 comparable rank #62

Daily TSA Passenger Traffic

2024, 2025 and 2026 through equivalent dates
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Latest daily count7,384
30-day average7,670
Busiest 2026 day10,723
May 17
Comparable 2025 YTD2,070,141
2026 YTD1,992,479

Monthly MEM TSA Screened Passenger Comparison

MEM airport-only screening totals · October totals include October 1-3 for all years
Month2024202520262026 Avg/Day
January178,677177,033169,9555,482
February183,111171,495173,3966,193
March241,109231,107226,9397,321
April235,912213,974211,8627,062
May278,578268,936255,1188,230
June263,659267,926245,2138,174
July265,242258,109248,0898,003
August236,720224,838212,3086,849
September230,989228,588221,9457,398
October*22,65128,13527,6549,218
*October figures include October 1-3 only for an equivalent three-year comparison.

MEM National Airport Ranking

Three-year TSA screening rank
2024
#60
2,832,398 passengers
2025
#62
2,761,462 passengers
2026 YTD
#67
1,992,479 passengers
The 2024 and 2025 figures are full-year national rankings. The 2026 figure is year-to-date through October 3.

Airport Profile

Associated cityMemphis
State or territoryTennessee
Elevation341 ft
Coordinates35.0424, -89.9767

Airport Identifiers

TSA reporting codeMEM
FAA identifierMEM
ICAO identifierKMEM
Local time zoneAmerica/Chicago

TSA Data Snapshot

Passenger measureTSA screened passengers
Reporting frequencyDaily
Historical coverage2024-2026
Latest included dateOctober 3, 2026
Important data note: TSA airport-level reports may occasionally contain missing, incomplete, delayed or anomalous daily figures. Flightline publishes the reported totals and flags material irregularities when identified. A missing value should not automatically be interpreted as zero passenger traffic.

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