General Dewitt Spain Airport
M01 · Memphis, Tennessee · Shelby County · map
General Dewitt Spain Airport is a public-use airport owned by Memphis Shelby CO Arpt Auth, 6 miles northwest of Memphis, Tennessee, 225 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 3,799 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 78 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 1 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 57,194 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for General Dewitt Spain Airport?
Its FAA code is M01.
Where is General Dewitt Spain Airport?
It is 6 miles northwest of Memphis, Tennessee, 225 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at General Dewitt Spain Airport?
Its one runway, 17/35, is 3,799 feet long, asphalt.
Does General Dewitt Spain Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at General Dewitt Spain Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Are there flight schools at General Dewitt Spain Airport?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Memphis Soaring Society and Memphis Navy Flying Club. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to General Dewitt Spain Airport?
7 pilot examiners and 9 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for General Dewitt Spain Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA M01
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Memphis Shelby CO Arpt Auth
- Elevation
- 225 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Memphis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 0W
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1971
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 3,799 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 35: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Approach | 119.1 | |
| Departure | 124.65 | |
| M01 and aWOS-3PT | 118.35 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 901-354-9296.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure), bulk oxygen (high-pressure)
- Also here
- charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Charles W Baker Airport (8 nm northeast), Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis Airport (10 nm south), West Memphis Municipal (10 nm southwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Tennessee · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- VFR only.
- 608 feet radio towers 1 MI northeast.
- Unatndd thanksgiving and christmas.
- Fixed wing grass area takeoff and landing NA.
- Closed to rotorcraft training WO written pmsn.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 68 |
| multi-engine | 8 |
| helicopters | 2 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 57,194, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 1,417 |
| general aviation, travelling | 8,650 |
| general aviation, local | 47,127 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Memphis from the FAA register
1,014 aircraft are registered to owners in Memphis, Tennessee: 325 business jets, 300 turboprops, 197 airliners and large jets, 160 piston singles, 20 piston twins. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Tennessee.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Memphis Soaring Society 2 aircraft · Memphis, 12 miles away
- Memphis Navy Flying Club 1 aircraft · Millington, 15 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Memphis:
- Ohana by Hawaiian (Empire Airlines, Inc.) 44 aircraft on the certificate
- Corporate Air 41 aircraft on the certificate
- Baron Aviation Services, Inc. 36 aircraft on the certificate
- West Air, INC. 32 aircraft on the certificate
- CSA Air, Inc. 31 aircraft on the certificate CSA Air is an express cargo feeder airline operating for FedEx across the Upper Midwest.
- AB Jets, LLC 10 aircraft on the certificate AB Jets is a charter operator and aircraft management company based in Memphis, Tennessee.
- AirDialog, LLC 6 aircraft on the certificate
- Mid South Jets INC 5 aircraft on the certificate Mid South Jets is an aircraft management and jet charter company based at Memphis International Airport in Memphis, Tennessee.
Repair stations in Memphis:
- Avionics Specialist INC Avionics Specialist, Inc.
- Federal Express
- Ffc Services, INC FFC Services, Inc.
- Floats and Fuel Cells
- Honeywell Aerospace US LLC - Memphis R&O
- Intersky Precision Instruments Intersky Precision Aerospace is an FAA and EASA approved repair station specializing in the overhaul and repair of aircraft instruments, accessories, actuation systems, avionics, and cargo structures.
- Performance Repair Group LLC
- Satco INC
- Tunica Air Group LLC
- Vortex Aviation, LLC
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
7 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 7 for private pilot, 7 for commercial and instrument, 5 for airline transport pilot, 7 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 7 for airplanes, 7 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 9 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 4 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 engineering representative, 2 training center evaluators, 43 aircrew program designees, 1 training center examiner, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- David William Nicholls private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · West Memphis Municipal Airport · West Memphis, AR (10 nm) · (901) 335-4916 · [email protected]
- Morris William Ray private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · General DeWitt Spain Airport, M01, Downtown Aviation · Memphis, TN (10 nm) · (901) 270-5528 · [email protected]
- Peter Reddan private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Millington - Memphis Airport KNQA · Millington, TN (13 nm) · (229) 834-1439 · [email protected]
- Brian James Flax private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · OLIVE BRANCH AVIATION · Olive Branch, MS (19 nm) · (901) 412-7006 · [email protected]
- David Childress private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · AIR VENTURE · Olive Branch, MS (19 nm) · (901) 262-3199 · [email protected]
- Karen Gardner private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Collierville, TN (21 nm) · (901) 218-6246 · [email protected]
- Jackie Sanders private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, helicopters · Jonesboro, AR (48 nm) · (870) 284-0586 · [email protected]
All 73 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 12 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Memphis 1,014 aircraft · 325 business jets, 300 turboprops, 197 airliners and large jets
- Federal Express CORP 586 aircraft in town
- Federal Express Corporation 172 aircraft in town
- Cti Aircraft Leasing LLC 15 aircraft in town
- Flight Time Builders INC 12 aircraft in town
- Ohana by Hawaiian (Empire Airlines, Inc.) 44 aircraft on the certificate · airline and charter operator
- Corporate Air 41 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Baron Aviation Services, Inc. 36 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- West Air, INC. 32 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Memphis Soaring Society 2 aircraft · flying club
- Memphis Navy Flying Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- Avionics Specialist INC · repair station
- Federal Express · repair station
- Ffc Services, INC · repair station
- Floats and Fuel Cells · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 12 since 1982 · 3 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Tennessee 1,196 since 1982 · 229 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Tennessee 76 landing places
- Tennessee 6,523 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/M01.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 28, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.