Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority (MSCAA) was founded in 1969 when the name of the airport was changed to Memphis International Airport (MEM). Earlier incarnations of Memphis-based air service date all the way back to 1929 with the name Memphis Municipal Airport. Memphis International Airport, “America’s Aerotropolis” is a world-class facility serving more than 6 million passengers a year. I
t is the only airport in North America considered to be an “aerotropolis,” an airport-integrated region extending outward from the airport in strings and clusters of airport-linked businesses and their associate residential complexes. Memphis is unique in that it is a nexus of air, road, train, and river traffic and commerce. The Memphis area features:
• North America’s busiest cargo airport for 21 consecutive years (2nd in the world)
• Third busiest trucking corridor in the U.S.
• Third largest rail center in U.S. (five “Class I” rail systems)
• Fourth largest inland port in U.S. (Mississippi River)
In 2012, the University of Memphis conducted a study of the Memphis airport, and concluded that MEM has an economic impact of $23.3 billion and affects one in four jobs locally.
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Memphis Airport Police Department (MAPD): https://police.flymemphis.com
To ensure that MAPD continues to offer the best quality of service, we are announcing the availability of the CALEA public access portal to allow the submission of comments from the public about MAPD performance and the agency’s quality of service, as well as other information relevant to the accreditation process. The link can be found on CALEA’s corporate website (http://cimrs2.calea.org/527).
