Connecting at Memphis airport

Connection time calculator, immigration and security, and how to move between terminals at MEM.

How connections work at MEM

At Memphis airport, as at every airport in the United States, passengers arriving on an international flight must clear immigration (CBP) and customs, collect their checked bags and re-check them, and go through TSA security again before their connecting flight, even when both flights are on the same ticket.

The airport has 2 terminals or concourses (Terminal B, Terminal C). All of them are connected after security, so you do not need to clear security again to change.

Connection time calculator

Is your layover at MEM long enough? Pick your connection and get an estimate with the times of this airport.

Terminals / concourses: Terminal B, Terminal C

Getting between them: Walking inside Concourse B

Memphis has consolidated its operations into a single modernised Concourse B, with 23 gates for all airlines and one security checkpoint, so there are no shuttles or trains inside the terminal.

  • All gates are in the same concourse: domestic connections stay airside.

Estimate based on typical times at this airport, not your airline's official minimum connection time. Immigration and security lines change with the time of day and season. On a single ticket, the airline must rebook you if you miss the connection; on separate tickets, it does not.

Sources: chase.com.

Times are estimates: always check with your airline.

TSA security wait times

Estimated wait at the security checkpoints of MEM right now. When live data is not available, it shows historical averages.

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