DeWitt Spain Exterior Improvements

The Authority owns and operates Frederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM), Charles Baker Airport and General DeWitt Spain Airport. Frederick W. Smith International Airport is located in Shelby County about 13 miles southeast of downtown Memphis. Frederick W. Smith International Airport is the principal air carrier airport serving west Tennessee, north Mississippi, southeast Missouri, and east Arkansas. Frederick W. Smith International Airport is also the principal hub for FedEx, making MEM one of the world's busiest cargo airports and the single largest economic engine in the Mid-South. The Airport is primarily an origin and destination (O&D) airport. MEM served 4.8 million O&D passengers in 2025. The Airport is located on 4,640 acres of land in the County and includes a terminal complex of approximately one million square feet, and four other buildings containing approximately 100,000 square feet, which are used by air carriers and all-cargo carriers as transfer facilities for cargo. These buildings are adjacent to the terminal complex and are separate from FedEx facilities that contain approximately 3.5 million square feet and occupy approximately 518 acres.