KMEM Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis

36R

CONFIRMED 99%

Runways 36R and 36L — assigned by ATIS (information S)

No ADS-B traffic data available.

certainty: 99% evidence: STRONG towered now Class B

Wind 070° true at 5 kt · VFR · 21 min old · from KMEM (1.0 nm away)

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36R 49% 9000 ft · 2 kt head, 5 kt x-right

36L 49% 9320 ft · 2 kt head, 5 kt x-right

36C 1% 11120 ft · 2 kt head, 5 kt x-right · right traffic

9 <1% 8946 ft · 5 kt head, 2 kt x-left

18C <1% 11120 ft · 2 kt TAIL, 5 kt x-left

18R <1% 9320 ft · 2 kt TAIL, 5 kt x-left · right traffic

18L <1% 9000 ft · 2 kt TAIL, 5 kt x-left

27 <1% 8946 ft · 5 kt TAIL, 2 kt x-right

Active NOTAMs affecting runways

APCH OTS RWY 18C until 02-19 16:39Z

IAP FREDERICK W SMITH INTL/MEMPHIS, MEMPHIS, TN. ILS OR LOC RWY 18C, AMDT 1D... ILS OR LOC RWY 18L, AMDT 2D... ILS OR LOC RWY 36R, AMDT 3D... ILS OR LOC RWY 9, AMDT 27B... ILS RWY 36R (CAT II-III), AMDT 3D... DME REQUIRED EXCEPT FOR ACFT EQUIPPED WITH SUITABLE RNAV SYSTEM WITH GPS, HLI VOR OUT OF SERVICE.

LIGHTING RWY 18R until 04-01 20:00Z

RWY 18R RAI LGT U/S

APCH OTS RWY 18R until 07-08 11:45Z

IAP FREDERICK W SMITH INTL/MEMPHIS, MEMPHIS, TN. ILS OR LOC RWY 18R, AMDT 14E... S-ILS 18R DA 697/HAT 402 ALL CATS, VIS ALL CATS RVR 4000. SAAMM FIX MINMUMS (DME OR RADAR REQUIRED) NA. CHANGE NOTE TO READ: FOR INOP ALS, INCREASE S-ILS 18R ALL CATS VISIBILITY TO RVR 6000, AND S-LOC 18R CAT E VISIBLITY TO 2 SM. TEMPORARY CRANE 593 MSL 2043FT SE OF RWY 18R (2025-ASO-2361-NRA). TEMPORARY CRANE 495 MSL 2043FT SE OF RWY 18R (2026-ASO-4688-NRA).

APCH OTS RWY 36L until 10-20 20:00Z

NAV ILS RWY 36L DME U/S

APCH OTS RWY 36L until 10-20 20:00Z

IAP MEMPHIS INTL, MEMPHIS, TN.
ILS OR LOC RWY 36L, AMDT 14E...
ILS RWY 36L (CAT II-III), AMDT 14E...
S-LOC 36L NA.
VDP NA.
I-OHN DME OUT OF SERVICE.
RADAR REQUIRED EXCEPT FOR ACFT EQUIPPED WITH SUITABLE RNAV SYSTEM WITH GPS.
2610171455-2610202000EST

Why — evidence behind this answer

Runway 36R

ATIS ATIS (info S) names 36R for arrivals 15 min ago +3.80
WIND 2 kt headwind, 5 kt right crosswind 21 min ago +0.07

Runway 36L

ATIS ATIS (info S) names 36L for arrivals 15 min ago +3.80
WIND 2 kt headwind, 5 kt right crosswind 21 min ago +0.07

Runway 36C

ATIS 36C not named for arrivals on current ATIS 15 min ago -1.90
ATIS ATIS names 36C for departures only 15 min ago +1.43
WIND 2 kt headwind, 5 kt right crosswind 21 min ago +0.07
PRIOR runway length 11120 ft +0.03

Runway 9

ATIS 9 not named for arrivals on current ATIS 15 min ago -1.90
WIND 5 kt headwind, 2 kt left crosswind 21 min ago +0.31

Runway 18C

ATIS 18C not named for arrivals on current ATIS 15 min ago -1.90
WIND 2 kt TAILWIND, 5 kt left crosswind 21 min ago -0.28
PRIOR runway length 11120 ft +0.03

Runway 18R

ATIS 18R not named for arrivals on current ATIS 15 min ago -1.90
WIND 2 kt TAILWIND, 5 kt left crosswind 21 min ago -0.28

Runway 18L

ATIS 18L not named for arrivals on current ATIS 15 min ago -1.90
WIND 2 kt TAILWIND, 5 kt left crosswind 21 min ago -0.28

Runway 27

ATIS 27 not named for arrivals on current ATIS 15 min ago -1.90
WIND 5 kt TAILWIND, 2 kt right crosswind 21 min ago -1.26

Sources consulted

source	status	age	note
D_ATIS	OK	15 min
METAR	OK	21 min	Nearest station KMEM (1.0 nm away)
ADSB	UNAVAILABLE		No ADS-B track history here yet
NOTAM	OK
CIFP	NOT_CONFIGURED		Instrument procedures: phase 4

Recent operations

No operations observed in the last hour. (No ADS-B track history here yet)

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KMEM field & runways

Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee. Field elevation 341 ft. Class B airspace. Towered. Magnetic variation 1.0°W on record, 2.0°W today.

The FAA's variation of record is the number this field was surveyed against; the second is where north points now, from WMM2025. It is moving 0.067°/year west — about 1° every 15 years — which is why runway numbers eventually stop matching their pavement.

Runway data from the FAA NASR 01 Oct 2026 cycle. Where NASR locates both thresholds, the true heading is the bearing between them rather than NASR's whole-degree alignment. Magnetic is that heading against *today's* declination from WMM2025, not the field's variation of record — so it can differ from the chart by the gap between the two shown above. The number painted on the runway is the one ATC uses.
Runway	True	Magnetic	Number	Length	Surface	Pattern	Notes
18C	179.0°	181.0°	matches	11,120 ft	CONC	left	ILS
18L	179.0°	181.0°	matches	9,000 ft	CONC		ILS
18R	179.0°	181.0°	matches	9,320 ft	CONC	right	ILS
27	272.0°	273.9°	matches rule gives runway 28 in ~16 yr	8,946 ft	CONC		ILS
36C	359.0°	1.0°	matches	11,120 ft	CONC	right	ILS
36L	359.0°	1.0°	matches	9,320 ft	CONC	left	ILS
36R	359.0°	1.0°	matches	9,000 ft	CONC		ILS
9	92.0°	93.9°	matches rule gives runway 10 in ~16 yr	8,946 ft	CONC	left	ILS

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