Memphis · Private aviation
Private aviation and FBO transfers in Memphis
Olive Branch is just over the Mississippi line and closer to the eastern suburbs than MEM is.
| Route | Off-peak | Allow in peak |
|---|---|---|
| MEM to Downtown Memphis | 16–22 min | 25–40 min |
| Olive Branch to Germantown | 18–24 min | 26–40 min |
| West Memphis to Downtown Memphis | 16–24 min | 28–48 min |
Every route is quoted for your exact addresses and confirmed in writing before you travel.
- Gratuity and airport fees included
- Rate agreed in writing, no surge pricing
- Free cancellation up to 2 hours before pickup
- Free waiting: 60 minutes at airports, 15 minutes elsewhere
The Memphis fields
Memphis private movement runs through the FBO facilities at MEM, Olive Branch just across the Mississippi line and West Memphis over the river in Arkansas. MEM has the capacity and the long runways; Olive Branch is well placed for Germantown, Collierville and Mississippi business. We work from the tail number and coordinate with the FBO directly rather than a filed time.
Memphis International private terminals
MEM carries substantial corporate and private traffic on facilities well away from the passenger terminal, with runway length that takes anything. A vehicle sent to the terminal address is in the wrong place, so we dispatch to the FBO by name. Close enough to downtown and the Medical District to be the sensible field for most arrivals.
Olive Branch (OLV)
Just over the state line in Mississippi and closer to Germantown and Collierville than MEM is, which for a week spent in the eastern suburbs removes real driving. A quiet, straightforward field that is pleasant to operate from and well used by corporate operators.
West Memphis (AWM)
Across the river in Arkansas, serving the Arkansas side and anyone whose business sits west of the Mississippi. The river crossing is the journey from here into the city, and the bridges are the constraint at peak. Worth considering when the destination is genuinely west.
Memphis crew, cargo and the small hours
Crew movements around a cargo operation
This is the busiest cargo field in the country by some measures, and the crew movement that comes with it runs on duty times rather than daylight. Hotel transfers at the end of a night shift and positioning runs before dawn are routine bookings here, set up as standing arrangements rather than arranged each time.
Heat, storms and waiting
Summers here are humid and the ramp is unpleasant to wait on, so we pre-cool the vehicle before arrival and carry water. Spring storms delay departures in clusters, and waiting time is measured against the actual movement rather than a filed time that the weather has already overtaken.
From the Memphis private fields
Door to FBO, ordinary conditions. The Olive Branch figures are the argument for using it when the week is spent east.
| Route | Approx. distance | Off-peak | Allow in peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEM FBOs to downtown | 11 miles | 16–22 min | 25–40 min |
| MEM FBOs to the Medical District | 9 miles | 14–20 min | 22–35 min |
| Olive Branch to Germantown | 13 miles | 18–24 min | 26–40 min |
| Olive Branch to Collierville | 14 miles | 18–25 min | 26–42 min |
| Olive Branch to downtown | 20 miles | 24–32 min | 35–55 min |
| West Memphis to downtown | 12 miles | 16–24 min | 28–48 min |
How Memphis private aviation transfers are priced
FBO transfers are quoted per route and confirmed in writing before you travel, with no surge pricing at any hour. Waiting time is measured against the actual movement rather than a filed time, which in a cargo market where schedules move constantly is the difference between a fair invoice and an argument.
Tell us the field and the FBO when you book. If your week is in Germantown or Collierville, ask about Olive Branch before you file — it removes most of the drive.
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