# Key Field / Meridian Regional Airport (MEI)

> Meridian, US · IATA: MEI · ICAO: KMEI · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `MEI` |
| ICAO | `KMEI` |
| City | Meridian |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 91 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 32.33260, -88.75190 |

## Description

Few airports can claim to have shaped mid-air refuelling, but Meridian's can: the valve that brothers Fred and Al Key invented during their 27-day endurance flight over the city in 1935 became the US military standard. Fittingly, Key Field / Meridian Regional Airport (IATA: MEI, ICAO: KMEI) now hosts the Mississippi Air National Guard's 186th Air Refueling Wing and its tankers. At 10,003 feet (3,049 m) it has the longest public-use runway in Mississippi; scheduled service is limited to United's Essential Air Service link to Houston. There is no significant air cargo. Meridian sits where Interstates 20 and 59 meet, giving solid road links, while express and intercontinental freight routes north to Memphis (FTZ 77).

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