๐บ๐ธ Olive Branch, United States of America
Olive Branch Airport (OLV), also known as Taylor Field, is a primary general aviation reliever facility located in DeSoto County, Mississippi, approximately 30 minutes from downtown Memphis. The airport features a modern terminal building operated by Olive Branch Aviation, providing a central point of operations for private, corporate, and recreational flight crews. It is a key hub for aviation in the South, supporting a diverse range of flight activities.
The terminal infrastructure is designed with passenger and pilot comfort in mind, offering a spacious lobby, a dedicated conference room for business meetings, and full kitchen facilities for aircrews. Pilots have access to an updated crew lounge with a snooze room, a flight planning area equipped with real-time weather radar, and courtesy vehicles for local transport. A covered canopy at the terminal entrance facilitates convenient passenger drop-offs and pick-ups.
Operationally, the airport features a 6,000-foot asphalt runway (18/36) and an FAA-staffed Class D air traffic control tower with a direct radar link to Memphis International. Fuel services include full-service Jet A and 100LL Avgas, as well as a 24-hour self-service fueling station located on Taxiway Foxtrot. On-site rental car services are available through major agencies, and the field is home to several flight academies, including the Luke Weathers Flight Academy.
Olive Branch Airport is a Memphis-area general aviation field that thrives on business travel, charter movement, flight training, and the sort of local access that keeps Southaven and Olive Branch connected without crossing into a larger commercial airport. It sits close enough to the metro area to be useful while still feeling like a GA field rather than a terminal complex.
The airport's practical value is in how quickly it gets you from aircraft to car and into the eastern Mississippi / north Mississippi suburban corridor. If your destination is an office park, a hangar, or a meeting near Memphis, the airport is a straightforward way to stay out of the congestion of the major airport system. That means the connection should be planned around the road address, not around airport shopping or lounge time.
For pilots, the airport is also useful because it supports the kind of local general aviation traffic that benefits from straightforward runway access and a close-in location. The trip works best when the ground movement has already been decided and the airport is doing what it does best: being close. The airport's real advantage is that it drops you close enough to stay out of Memphis traffic.
โข OLV is a very busy GA hub, offering a much faster exit than Memphis International.
โข Book your on-site Hertz or Enterprise rental in advance to ensure it is ready.
โข Uber and Lyft wait times are short due to the airport's proximity to Memphis.
โข The airport is ideal for visiting the local industrial and logistics hubs.
โข Olive Branch can spare you Memphis airline congestion if you are flying charter or GA.
Minimum domestic connection:
30 minutes
International connections:
60 minutes
Interline transfers:
90 minutes
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Last updated: April 2026 | Data Source: IATA and other airline sites and resources