Editing Memphis, Tennessee (section)

==== Airports ====
[[File:FedEx plane Memphis TN 001.jpg|thumb|FedEx aircraft at Memphis International Airport]]
[[Memphis International Airport]] is the global "SuperHub" of [[FedEx Express]], and has the largest cargo operations by volume of any airport worldwide, surpassing [[Hong Kong International Airport]] in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.memphisflyer.com/report-mem-busiest-cargo-airport-in-the-world |title=Report: MEM Busiest Cargo Airport In the World |publisher=Memphisflyer.com |access-date=July 26, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://airportindustry-news.com/memphis-international-is-worlds-busiest-cargo-airport/|title=Memphis International Is World's Busiest Cargo Airport |publisher=Airportindustry-news.com |date=April 23, 2021 |access-date=July 26, 2021 }}</ref>

Memphis International ranks as the 41st busiest passenger airport in the US and served as a hub for [[Northwest Airlines]] (later [[Delta Air Lines]]) until September 3, 2013.<ref>[http://www.nasdaq.com/article/delta-to-leave-memphis-hub-analyst-blog-cm251106 Delta to Leave Memphis Hub – Analyst Blog]. Nasdaq.com. Retrieved on August 16, 2013.</ref> It had 4.39 million boarding passengers (enplanements) in 2011, an 11.9% decrease over the previous year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=MEM&Airport_Name=Memphis,%20TN:%20Memphis%20International&carrier=FACTS |title=RITA &#124; BTS &#124; Transtats |publisher=Transtats.bts.gov |date=February 7, 2010 |access-date=July 2, 2010}}</ref> Delta has reduced its flights at Memphis by approximately 65% since its 2008 merger with Northwest Airlines and operates an average of 30 daily flights as of December 2013, with two international destinations (Cancún – seasonally; Toronto year-round). Delta Air Lines announced the closing of its Memphis pilot and crew base in 2012. Other airlines providing passenger service are: [[Southwest Airlines]]; [[American Airlines]]; [[United Airlines]]; [[Allegiant Air|Allegiant]]; [[Frontier Airlines|Frontier]]; [[Air Canada]]; and Southern Vacations Express.<ref>[http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/nov/26/delta-air-lines-plans-additional-cuts-service-memp/ Delta Air Lines plans additional cuts to service at Memphis International]. The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved on August 16, 2013.</ref>

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]].