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FedEx SuperHub, Memphis
Memphis, United States35.04°N 89.98°W
computed criticality28/100
reading
≈3.75 Mt; FedEx ≈95% of tonnage (2024)
2024Fault line
The heart of FedEx's global express network, Memphis sorts urgent parcels nightly, including medical and e-commerce shipments. Nearly 95% of the airport's tonnage rides on a single operator; one storm or outage delays overnight deliveries across the continent.
Actors
FedEx Express
Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority
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