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Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
IATA: ATL – ICAO: KATL – FAA LID: ATL

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Location of ATL
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Atlanta
Operator Department of Aviation
Serves Atlanta, Georgia
Location unincorporated areas, Atlanta, College Park, and Hapeville
Fulton & Clayton Counties
Hub for
  • AirTran Airways
  • Delta Air Lines
  • GeorgiaSkies
Elevation AMSL 1,026 ft / 313 m
Coordinates 33°38′12″N 084°25′41″W / 33.63667°N 84.42806°W / 33.63667; -84.42806Coordinates: 33°38′12″N 084°25′41″W / 33.63667°N 84.42806°W / 33.63667; -84.42806
Website atlanta-airport.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8L/26R 9,000 2,743 Concrete
8R/26L 10,000 3,048 Concrete
9L/27R 11,890 3,624 Concrete
9R/27L 9,001 2,743 Concrete
10/28 9,000 2,743 Concrete
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 52 16 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations 970,235
Passengers 88,032,086
Hartsfield–Jackson International Airport's Diagram

A line of automated and staffed ticketing counters for Delta, Atlanta's major tenant airline.

Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (IATA: ATL, ICAO: KATL, FAA LID: ATL), known locally as Atlanta Airport, Hartsfield Airport, and Hartsfield–Jackson, is located seven miles (11 km) south of the central business district of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It has been the world's busiest airport by passenger traffic and number of landings and take-offs since 1999, serving 88 million passengers per year. The airport is the primary hub of AirTran Airways, Delta Air Lines, and Delta Connection partner Atlantic Southeast Airlines; the Delta hub is the world's largest airline hub. Delta Air Lines flew 55.96% of passengers from the airport in 2009, AirTran flew 17.75%, and Atlantic Southeast Airlines flew 14.35%. The airport has 171 domestic and 28 international gates.

Hartsfield–Jackson held its ranking as the world's busiest airport in 2009, both in terms of passengers and number of flights, by accommodating 88 million passengers and 970,235 flights. Many of the nearly one million flights are domestic flights from within the United States where Atlanta serves as a major hub for travel throughout the Southeastern United States.

Hartsfield–Jackson International Airport has international service to North America, South America, Central America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. As an international gateway to the United States, Hartsfield–Jackson ranks seventh.

The airport is located mostly in unincorporated areas in Fulton and Clayton counties; the city limits of Atlanta, College Park, and Hapeville extend to the airport grounds. The airport is served by MARTA's Red/Gold rail line.

History


Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport's Air Traffic Control Tower
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport's Air Traffic Control Tower

Hartsfield–Jackson had its beginnings with a five-year, rent free lease on 287 acres (116 ha) that had been the home of an abandoned auto racetrack. The lease was signed on April 16, 1925, by Mayor Walter Sims, who committed the city to develop it into an airfield. As part of the agreement, the property was renamed Candler Field after its former owner, Coca-Cola tycoon and former Atlanta mayor Asa Candler. The first flight into Candler Field was on September 15, 1926, a Florida Airways mail plane flying from Jacksonville, Florida. In May 1928, Pitcairn Aviation began service to Atlanta, followed in June 1930 by Delta Air Service. Later these two airlines, known as Eastern Air Lines and Delta Air Lines, respectively, would both use Atlanta as their chief hubs.

It was a busy airport from its inception and by the end of 1930 it placed third behind New York City and Chicago for regular daily flights with sixteen arriving and departing. Candler Field's first control tower was opened March 1939.

For the military use of the airport during World War II, see Atlanta Army Airfield

In October 1940 the U.S. government declared it a military airfield and the United States Army Air Force operated Atlanta Army Airfield jointly with Candler Field. The Air Force used the airport primarily for the servicing of transient aircraft, with many different types of combat aircraft being maintained at the airport. During World War II, the airport doubled in size and set a record of 1,700 takeoffs and landings in a single day, making it the nation's busiest airport in terms of flight operation. Atlanta Army Airfield closed after war's end.

In 1946 Candler Field was renamed Atlanta Municipal Airport. In 1948, more than one million passengers passed through a war surplus hangar that served as a terminal building. On June 1, 1956, an Eastern Airlines flight to Montreal, Canada was the first international flight out of Atlanta. In 1957, Atlanta had its first jet flight: a Sud Aviation Caravelle from Washington D.C. That same year, work on a new terminal began to help alleviate congestion. Atlanta was the busiest airport in the country with more than two million passengers passing through that year and, between noon and 2 p.m. each day, it became the busiest airport in the world.

On May 3, 1961, a new $21 million terminal opened, the largest in the country, being able to accommodate over six million travelers a year. The new airport was stretched past its capacity the very first year when nine and half million people passed through. In 1967, the city of Atlanta and the airlines began to work on a master plan for future development of Atlanta Municipal Airport.

Construction had begun on the present midfield terminal in January 1977 under the administration of Mayor Maynard Jackson. It was the largest construction project in the South, costing $500 million. Named for former Atlanta mayor William Berry Hartsfield, who did much to promote air travel, William B. Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport opened on September 21, 1980, on-time and under budget. It was designed to accommodate up to 55 million passengers per year and covered 2.5 million square feet (230,000 m²). In December 1984 a 9,000-foot (2,700 m) fourth parallel runway was completed, and another runway was extended to 11,889 feet (3,624 m) the following year.

In May 2001, construction of a 9,000-foot (2,700 m) fifth runway (10-28) began. It was completed at a cost of $1.28 billion and opened on May 27, 2006, and was the first runway added since 1984. It bridges Interstate 285 (the Perimeter) on the south side of the airport. The massive project, which involved putting fill dirt eleven stories high in some places, destroyed some surrounding neighborhoods, and dramatically changed the scenery of two cemeteries on the property, Flat Rock Cemetery and Hart Cemetery. It was added to help ease some of the traffic problems caused by landing small- and mid-size aircraft on the longer runways which are also used by larger planes such as the Boeing 777, which generally require longer takeoff distances than the smaller planes. With the fifth runway, Hartsfield–Jackson is one of only a few airports that can perform triple simultaneous landings. The fifth runway is expected to increase the capacity for landings and take-offs by 40%, from an average of 184 flights per hour to 237 flights per hour.

Along with the construction of the fifth runway, a new control tower was built to see the entire length of the runway. The new control tower is the tallest airport control tower in the United States, with a height of over 398 feet (121 m). The old control tower, 585 feet (178 m) away from the new control tower, was demolished August 5, 2006.

In 2003, Atlanta's city council voted on October 20 to change the name from Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport to the current Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, in honor of former mayor Maynard Jackson, the first African-American mayor of Atlanta, who had died on June 23, 2003. The council had initially planned on renaming the airport solely for Mayor Jackson, but public outcry, especially by Mayor Hartsfield's descendants, prompted the compromise.

In April 2007, an "end-around taxiway" opened, called Taxiway Victor. It is expected to save an estimated $26 million to $30 million in fuel by allowing airplanes landing on the northernmost runway to taxi to the gate area without preventing other aircraft from taking off. The taxiway drops approximately 30 feet (9.1 m) from the runway elevation to allow takeoffs to continue.

As a result of the Southeastern U.S. drought of 2007, the airport (the eighth-largest water user in the state) has made changes to reduce water usage. This includes adjusting toilets, of which there are 725 commodes and 338 urinals, in addition to 601 sinks. (The two terminals alone use 917,000 gallons or about 3.5 million liters each day in average.) It also suspended the practice of using firetrucks to spray water over aircraft when the pilot made a last landing before retirement (a water salute). The city of Macon offered to sell water to the airport, through a proposed pipeline.

The airport today employs approximately 55,300 airline, ground transportation, concessionaire, security, federal government, City of Atlanta and Airport tenant employees and is considered the largest employment center in the State of Georgia. With a payroll of $2.4 billion, the airport has a direct and indirect economic impact of $3.2 billion on the local and regional economy and a total annual, regional economic impact of more than $19.8 billion.

Expansion

A view of the International Concourse E and Control Tower at night

In 1999, Hartsfield–Jackson's leadership established the Development Program: "Focus On the Future" involving multiple construction projects with the intention of preparing the airport to handle a projected demand of 121 million passengers in 2015. The program was originally budgeted at $5.4 billion over a ten-year period, but due to project delays and increased construction costs, the total is now projected at over $9 billion.

Hartsfield–Jackson Rental Car Center

Main Article: ATL Skytrain

The Hartsfield–Jackson Rental Car Center, which opened on December 8, 2009, houses all ten current airport rental agencies with capacity for additional companies. The complex features 9,900 parking spaces split up between two four-story parking decks that together cover 2,800,000 square feet (260,000 m), a 137,000-square-foot (12,700 m) customer service center, and a maintenance center for vehicles, which features 140 gas pumps,and 30 bays for washing with each one equipped with a water recovery system. The automated people mover, nicknamed the ATL Skytrain, (using Mitsubishi Crystal Mover equipment) connects the facility to the airport and to the Gateway Center of the Georgia International Convention Center and the Hartsfield–Jackson Rental Car Center. A four-lane roadway was built across Interstate 85 to connect the Hartsfield–Jackson Rental Car Center to the existing airport road network.

Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. International Terminal

In July 2003, former Atlanta mayor Shirley Franklin announced a new terminal to be named for Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr.. The new international terminal would be built on the east side of the airport near International Concourse E, on a site that has been occupied by air cargo facilities and the midfield control tower. It would add twelve new gates able to hold wide-body jets, which can be converted to sixteen narrow-body gates, as well as new check-in desks and a baggage claim area solely for international carriers. Additionally, the international terminal would have its own parking lot just for international passengers with over 1,100 spots. Arriving international passengers whose final destination is Atlanta will be able to keep possession of their luggage as they proceed to exit the airport. (Currently, such passengers must "recheck" their luggage and clear security at Concourse E to enter the underground Transportation Mall to get to the main terminal where they must "reclaim" their luggage.) The new terminal will be affixed to Terminal E by the people mover tram and will also have new ground transportation access from I-75.

It was slated to open in 2006. However, time and cost overruns led general manager Ben DeCosta to cancel the design contract in August 2005. The very next day the company sued the airport claiming "fraud" and "bad faith", blaming the airport authority for the problems. Recently, Ben DeCosta awarded a new design contract on the new international terminal to Atlanta Gateway Designers (AGD). Estimated prices place the terminal's cost at $1.4 billion and expected to open in April 2012.

Also scheduled to be completed after the new international terminal and concourse is a new terminal south of the current terminals. The new terminal is expected to include up to 70 gates. The project is currently known as the South Gate Complex, and is estimated to cost around $1.8 billion. The new terminal will be connected to the main terminal by an expanded automated people mover system. When the South Gate Complex is completed, it is expected that most domestic carriers other than Delta will move to the SGC. This would leave Delta as the sole domestic carrier at the current terminal, which it will share with its SkyTeam partners. Since the SGC is not planned to have Customs and Border Protection facilities, international arrivals other than pre-cleared flights will also continue to use the current terminal (specifically British Airways and Lufthansa).

Layout

Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport has terminal and concourse space totaling 5.8 million square feet (~0.54 km²). The airport has two terminals where passengers check in and claim bags, the North Terminal and the South Terminal. The two terminals are parts of a larger building. The portions of the building in between the two terminals include the Atrium, which is a large, open seating area that features concessionaires and a bank as well as conference rooms, an interfaith chapel, and offices on the upper floors, the main security checkpoint, the Ground Transportation Center, and a Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) train station.

Six concourse buildings, parallel to one another, are used for passenger boarding. The first concourse is directly connected to the main terminal, and is known as the T-Gates (for Terminal). The remaining five concourses are arranged successively in distance from the terminal as Concourses A, B, C, D, and E. Concourse E replaced Concourse T as the international terminal when it opened in 1994 in time for the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, which were held in Atlanta . International passengers who arrive in Atlanta are subjected to a security re-check after clearing customs due to the fact that the facility exits into the concourse instead of the main terminal lobby. The concourses are connected by an underground Transportation Mall, which begins at the main terminal and passes under the center of each concourse. There used to be a second underground walkway between Concourses B and C located at the north end of the two concourses, that made it possible to transfer without returning all the way to the center of the concourse. This was originally constructed for Eastern Airlines, who occupied these two terminals. This is now blocked off and the old entrance at Terminal B has been replaced by a bank of arrival/departure monitors.

A concourse entrance to the underground people mover.

The Automated People Mover

In addition to a pedestrian walkway, which includes a series of moving walkways, connecting the concourses, the Transportation Mall also features an automated people mover. The Automated People Mover has a station at the east end of the main terminal for passengers entering the Transportation Mall after passing through security (this station also serves as the station for Concourse T), and a station at each of the remaining five concourses. There is an additional station for the Baggage Claim area, which is located directly underneath the Main Terminal. Only hand luggage can be carried on the people mover. It is the world's busiest automated people mover, with over 64 million riders in 2002.

On August 10, 2010, the automated people mover was named "The Plane Train."

MARTA Station

Hartsfield–Jackson also has its own train station on the city's rapid transit system, MARTA. The above-ground station is inside in the main building, between the north and south terminals on the west end. The Airport train station is currently the southernmost station in the MARTA system.

Terminals, airlines, and destinations

The six concourses and their gates are:

  • Concourse T – 15 gates (T1–T15)
  • Concourse A – 34 gates (A1–A34)
  • Concourse B – 35 gates (B1–B35)
  • Concourse C – 48 gates (C1–C22, C30–C57)
  • Concourse D – 36 gates (D1, D1A–D8, D8A–D11, D11A–D16, D21–D37)
  • Concourse E – 29 gates (E1–E12, E14–E17, E26–E37)
  • Note: All international arrivals (except flights with customs pre-clearance) are handled at Concourse E. International departures are often but not exclusively handled at gates in the concourse E.
Airlines Destinations Concourse
Air Canada Jazz Toronto-Pearson D
Air France Paris-Charles de Gaulle E
AirTran Airways Akron/Canton, Aruba, Atlantic City, Baltimore, Bloomington/Normal, Boston, Branson, Buffalo, Cancún, Charlotte, Chicago-Midway, Columbus (OH), Dallas/Fort Worth, Dayton, Denver, Detroit, Flint, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Gulfport/Biloxi, Houston-Hobby, Indianapolis, Jacksonville (FL), Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Memphis, Miami [ends October 6], Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Moline/Quad Cities [ends November 30], Montego Bay, Nassau, New Orleans, New York-LaGuardia, Newport News, Orlando, Pensacola, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Punta Cana [Begins February 16], Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, Rochester (NY), St. Louis, San Antonio, San Francisco, San Juan, Sarasota/Bradenton, Seattle/Tacoma, Tampa, Tunica, Washington-Dulles, Washington-Reagan, West Palm Beach, White Plains, Wichita
Seasonal: Allentown/Bethlehem, Harrisburg, Portland (ME)
C, D


Alaska Airlines Seattle/Tacoma D
American Airlines Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami T
American Eagle Chicago-O'Hare, Miami, New York-LaGuardia T
British Airways London-Heathrow E
Continental Airlines Houston-Intercontinental, Newark D
Continental Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines Cleveland, Houston-Intercontinental D
Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines Cleveland, Houston-Intercontinental, Newark D


Delta Air Lines Albuquerque, Allentown/Bethlehem, Austin, Baltimore, Bermuda, Birmingham (AL), Boston, Buffalo, Charleston (SC), Charlotte, Chicago-Midway, Chicago-O'Hare, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Cleveland, Colorado Springs, Columbia (SC), Columbus (OH), Dallas/Fort Worth, Dayton, Daytona Beach, Denver, Detroit, El Paso, Flint, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Freeport, Grand Rapids, Green Bay, Greensboro, Greenville/Spartanburg, Gulfport/Biloxi, Harrisburg, Hartford, Honolulu, Houston-Hobby, Houston-Intercontinental, Huntsville/Decatur, Indianapolis, Jackson (MS), Jacksonville (FL), Kansas City, Key West, Knoxville, Las Vegas, Little Rock, Los Angeles, Louisville, Manchester (NH), Melbourne (FL), Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Mobile, Myrtle Beach, Nashville, Nassau, New Orleans, New York-JFK, New York-LaGuardia, Newark, Newport News, Norfolk, Oakland [seasonal], Oklahoma City, Omaha, Ontario, Orange County, Orlando, Panama City (FL), Pensacola, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland (ME), Portland (OR), Providence, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, Rochester (NY), Sacramento, St. Croix, St. Louis, St. Thomas, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (CA), San Juan, Sarasota/Bradenton, Savannah, Seattle/Tacoma, Tallahassee, Tampa, Tucson, Tulsa, Washington-Dulles, Washington-Reagan, West Palm Beach
Seasonal: Albany (NY), Anchorage, Bozeman, Eagle/Vail, Fort Walton Beach, Hayden/Steamboat Springs, Jackson Hole, Kalispell, Lexington, Montrose/Telluride, Reno/Tahoe, Syracuse, Vancouver
T, A, B, D, E


Delta Air Lines Accra, Amsterdam, Antigua, Aruba, Barbados, Barcelona, Belize City, Bonaire, Bogotá, Brasilia, Brussels, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Cancún, Caracas, Copenhagen, Cozumel, Dakar [resumes January 20], Dubai, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Grand Cayman, Guadalajara, Guatemala City, Johannesburg, Lagos, Liberia (Costa Rica), Lima, London-Gatwick, London-Heathrow, Luanda [begins January 20], Madrid, Managua, Manaus [ends January 29], Manchester (UK), Mexico City, Milan-Malpensa, Monrovia, Montego Bay, Munich, Panama City, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Providenciales, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Quito, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Roatán, Rome-Fiumicino, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, San José de Costa Rica, San José del Cabo, San Salvador, Santiago de Chile, Santo Domingo, São Paulo-Guarulhos, San Pedro Sula, Stuttgart, Tegucigalpa, Tel Aviv, Tobago, Tokyo-Narita, Zürich
Seasonal: Athens, Curaçao, Guayaquil, Kingston, Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Prague, Puerto Plata, St. Kitts, Venice-Marco Polo
T*, E

*Departing flights only


Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines Akron/Canton, Albany (GA), Albany (NY), Alexandria, Allentown/Bethlehem, Appleton, Asheville, Augusta (GA), Austin, Baton Rouge, Birmingham (AL), Bloomington/Normal, Blountville/Tri-Cities, Brunswick, Charleston (SC), Charleston (WV), Charlotte, Charlottesville, Chattanooga, Chicago-Midway, Cleveland, Columbia (SC), Columbus (GA), Columbus (MS), Dayton, Des Moines, Dothan, Evansville, Fayetteville (AR), Fayetteville (NC), Flint, Florence, Fort Wayne, Fort Walton Beach, Gainesville, George Town/Great Exuma Island, Greensboro, Greenville/Spartanburg, Gulfport/Biloxi, Halifax, Harrisburg, Houston-Hobby, Houston-Intercontinental, Huntsville/Decatur, Jackson (MS), Jacksonville (NC), Killeen, Key West, Knoxville, Lafayette, Lewisburg (WV), Lexington, Little Rock, Louisville, Lynchburg, Madison [begins November 3], Melbourne (FL), Meridian, Milwaukee, Mobile, Moline/Quad Cities, Monroe, Montgomery, Montréal-Trudeau, Myrtle Beach, Nashville, New Bern, Newburgh, Newport News, New Orleans, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Panama City (FL), Pensacola, Pittsburgh, Providence, Richmond, Roanoke, Rochester (NY), St. Louis, Savannah, Shreveport, Sioux Falls, South Bend, Springfield (MO), Syracuse, Tallahassee, Toronto-Pearson, Tri-Cities (TN/VA), Tulsa, Valdosta, White Plains, Wichita, Wilmington (NC) C, D


Delta Connection operated by Comair Asheville, Birmingham (AL), Charleston (SC), Chattanooga, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Cleveland, Chicago-O'Hare, Columbus (OH), Flint, Fort Walton Beach, Freeport, Greensboro, Harrisburg, Huntsville/Decatur, Houston-Hobby, Knoxville, Lexington [ends September 30], Louisville, Manchester (NH), Nashville, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Panama City (FL), Providence, Springfield (MO), Syracuse, Tulsa D


Delta Connection operated by Compass Airlines Albany (NY), Charlotte, Chicago-O'Hare, Houston-Intercontinental, Louisville, Savannah A


Delta Connection operated by Mesaba Airlines Austin, Chattanooga, Columbus (MS), Florence (SC), Muscle Shoals, Nashville, Omaha, Providence, San Antonio, Tupelo
Seasonal: Hilton Head Island
D


Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines Austin, Birmingham (AL), Charlotte, Chicago-O'Hare, Chicago-Midway, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Cleveland, Dayton, Fort Wayne, Greenville/Spartanburg, Houston-Hobby, Houston-Intercontinental, Huntsville/Decatur, Kansas City, Knoxville, Louisville, Memphis, Milwaukee, Nashville, New Orleans, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Panama City (FL), Portland (ME), Providence, Richmond, St. Croix, St. Louis, San Antonio, Savannah, Tallahassee, Washington-Dulles, Washington-Reagan, White Plains, Wichita B


Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines Monterrey
Seasonal: Belize City, Cozumel, Guadalajara, Providenciales
E


Delta Connection operated by Shuttle America Charlotte, Chicago-Midway, Chicago-O'Hare, Charleston (SC), Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Columbus (OH), Houston-Hobby, Indianapolis, Knoxville, Louisville, Memphis, Milwaukee, Nashville, Norfolk, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, San Antonio, Sarasota/Bradenton, Washington-Reagan A


Delta Connection operated by SkyWest Airlines Chicago-O'Hare, St. Louis
Seasonal: Montrose/Telluride
B


Frontier Airlines Denver D
Frontier Airlines operated by Republic Airlines Denver D
GeorgiaSkies Athens (GA), Macon E
KLM Amsterdam E
Korean Air Seoul-Incheon E
Lufthansa Frankfurt E
Spirit Airlines Fort Lauderdale
Seasonal: Myrtle Beach
D
United Airlines Chicago-O'Hare T
United Express operated by Mesa Airlines Chicago-O'Hare, Washington-Dulles T
United Express operated by Shuttle America Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, Washington-Dulles T
United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines Denver T
US Airways Charlotte, Philadelphia, Phoenix D
US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin Philadelphia D
US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines Charlotte D
US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines Charlotte D
US Airways Express operated by Republic Airlines Charlotte, Philadelphia D

Atlantic Aviation

Due to access restrictions, Wings Air (USA) currently operates from the Atlantic Aviation Fixed base operator facility and provides shuttle transportation for passengers connecting to the main passenger terminals. GeorgiaSkies won gate access at the airport and moved its operations from the Atlantic Aviation facility to the International Concourse E at the main passenger terminal.

Airlines Destinations
Wings Air (USA) Lawrenceville

Cargo airlines

Notable events

Crashes en route

  • April 4, 1977 Southern Airways Flight 242 (Huntsville to Atlanta, crashed en route a few dozen miles from Atlanta Airport)
  • September 6, 1985 Midwest Express Airlines Flight 105 (Milwaukee to Atlanta, crashed on takeoff at the airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
  • August 21, 1995 Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529, crashed near Carrollton, Georgia while on a flight from the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport in Gulfport, Mississippi.
  • May 11, 1996 ValuJet Flight 592 (Miami to Atlanta, crashed en route from Miami International Airport in the Florida Everglades)
  • August 27, 2006 Comair Flight 191 operating as Delta Connection Flight 5191 (Lexington to Atlanta, crashed on takeoff at the Blue Grass Airport) 49 fatalities were reported.

Ground facility events

Public safety

On November 16, 2001, a man left the secure area to retrieve his camera bag, which he had left behind, and then tried to bypass the wait at the security checkpoint by running the wrong way down the escalators at the secure area's exit. As a result, the entire airport was evacuated, including all aircraft, and operations halted for three hours.

The man said that he tried to bypass the security line because he would be late for a flight he was taking to see a Georgia Bulldogs football game. As part of his sentence, he was not allowed to attend any Bulldogs games for the 2002 season.

From December 2006 to March 2007, there were 30 arrests for indecent exposure involving reported sex acts in airport bathrooms. Several prominent persons were arrested, including an advisor for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a Spelman College professor, and the Chairman of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority board of directors.

Lightning strike

In 2009, a severe thunderstorm on the evening of April 23 caused a lightning strike directly to the control tower at 8:45 (20:45) EDT. The airport was already in a ground stop due to dangerous wind shear, and four minutes after the strike, the tower was evacuated after a smoke odor was detected. After returning at 9:10, a power outage at 9:20 caused further problems, including major flight delays and diversions due also to the lightning (at over 1000 strikes per hour) and large amounts of hail that continued in the vicinity. Partial power outages continued to affect the airport and the northern runway lighting for more than an hour afterward, leaving only three other runways to handle the backlog. An FAA official said that neither the new nor the old tower had been struck in at least 18 years. Several storm chasers 4–5 miles east of the airport reported a wall cloud and descending funnel during the severe thunderstorm.

In culture

Best Buy Express vending machine in a terminal

As the dominant airport in the Southern United States, and the nation's busiest in terms of passengers handled (mainly due to being Delta's flagship hub), there is an old joke in the South which states that, upon one's death, regardless of whether he or she goes to Heaven or Hell he or she will connect in Atlanta to get there.

Other notes

Air traffic controllers for tower and ground control operations refer to the letter "D" using the word "Dixie" instead of the ICAO phonetic term "Delta" to avoid confusion with Delta Air Lines aircraft (note the use of "DIXIE" for taxiway "D" in the FAA's airport diagram, listed in the external links below).

The People Mover's recorded announcements list "Concourse D as in David," rather than "Delta" or "Dixie."



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Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:

2007-07-05

Airport Identifier:

ATL

Airport Status:

Operational

Longitude/Latitude:

084-25-41.0380W/33-38-12.1920N
-84.428066/33.636720 (Estimated)

Elevation:

1026 ft / 312.72 m (Surveyed)

Land:

4700 acres

From nearest city:

7 nautical miles S of Atlanta, GA

Location:

Fulton County, GA

Magnetic Variation:

02W (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:

Publicly owned

Owner:

City Of Atlanta

Address:

City Hall
Atlanta, GA 30303

Phone number:

404-330-6000

Manager:

Benjamin Decosta

Address:

Po Box 20509 Airport Opns
Atlanta, GA 30320

Phone number:

404-530-6600

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:

Open to public

Wind indicator:

Yes

Segmented Circle:

No

Control Tower:

Yes

Lighting Schedule:

DUSK-DAWN

Beacon Color:

Clear-Green (lighted land airport)
ROTG BCN LCTD ATOP FIRE STATION NUMBER 40, SOUTH SIDE OF ARPT.

Landing fee charge:

Yes

Sectional chart:

Atlanta

Region:

ASO - Southern

Boundary ARTCC:

ZTL - Atlanta

Tie-in FSS:

MCN - Macon

FSS on Airport:

No

FSS Toll Free:

1-800-WX-BRIEF

NOTAMs Facility:

ATL (NOTAM-d service avaliable)

Certification type/date:

I E S 05/1973

Federal Agreements:

NGPY3

Airport Communications

Unicom:

122.950 

Airport Services

Fuel available:

100 100LLA

Airframe Repair:

MAJOR

Power Plant Repair:

MAJOR

Bottled Oxygen:

HIGH/LOW

Bulk Oxygen:

HIGH/LOW

Runway Information

Runway 08L/26R

Dimension:

9000 x 150 ft / 2743.2 x 45.7 m

Surface:

CONC, Good Condition

Surface Treatment:

Saw-cut or plastic Grooved

Weight Limit:

Single wheel: 120000 lbs.
Dual wheel: 200000 lbs.
Dual tandem wheel: 360000 lbs.

Edge Lights:

High
PERIMETER LGTS.

 

Runway 08L

Runway 26R

Longitude:

084-26-20.4917W

084-24-34.0325W

Latitude:

33-38-58.3235N

33-38-58.3505N

Elevation:

1015.00 ft

990.00 ft

Alignment:

90

127

ILS Type:

ILS/DME

ILS/DME

Traffic Pattern:

Left

Left

Markings:

Precision instrument, Good Condition

Precision instrument, Good Condition

Crossing Height:

70.00 ft

0.00 ft

VASI:

4-light PAPI on left side

4-light PAPI on left side

Visual Glide Angle:

3.00°

0.00°

RVR Equipment:

touchdown, midfield, rollout

touchdown, midfield, rollout

Approach lights:

ALSF2

MALSR

Centerline Lights:

Yes

Yes

Touchdown Lights:

Yes

Yes

Obstruction:

14 ft sign, 610.0 ft from runway, 400 ft left of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear

53 ft ant, 2400.0 ft from runway, 800 ft right of centerline, 41:1 slope to clear

Decleard distances:

Take off run available 9000.00 ft
Take off distance available 9000.00 ft
Actual stop distance available 8800.00 ft
Landing distance available 8800.00 ft

Take off run available 9000.00 ft
Take off distance available 9000.00 ft
Actual stop distance available 8800.00 ft
Landing distance available 8800.00 ft

 

Runway 08R/26L

Dimension:

10000 x 150 ft / 3048.0 x 45.7 m

Surface:

CONC, Good Condition

Surface Treatment:

Saw-cut or plastic Grooved

Weight Limit:

Single wheel: 120000 lbs.
Dual wheel: 200000 lbs.
Dual tandem wheel: 360000 lbs.

Edge Lights:

High
PERIMETER LGTS.

 

Runway 08R

Runway 26L

Longitude:

084-26-18.1137W

084-24-19.8299W

Latitude:

33-38-48.4338N

33-38-48.4601N

Elevation:

1024.00 ft

995.00 ft

Alignment:

90

127

ILS Type:

ILS/DME

ILS/DME

Traffic Pattern:

Left

Left

Markings:

Precision instrument, Good Condition

Precision instrument, Good Condition

Crossing Height:

67.00 ft

0.00 ft

VASI:

4-light PAPI on left side

4-light PAPI on left side

Visual Glide Angle:

3.00°

0.00°

RVR Equipment:

touchdown, midfield, rollout

touchdown, midfield, rollout

Approach lights:

 

MALSR

Centerline Lights:

Yes

Yes

Touchdown Lights:

Yes

No

Obstruction:

64 ft rr, 2600.0 ft from runway, 500 ft right of centerline, 37:1 slope to clear

13 ft vent, 790.0 ft from runway, 560 ft right of centerline, 45:1 slope to clear

 

Runway 09L/27R

Dimension:

11890 x 150 ft / 3624.1 x 45.7 m

Surface:

CONC, Good Condition

Surface Treatment:

Saw-cut or plastic Grooved

Weight Limit:

Single wheel: 120000 lbs.
Dual wheel: 200000 lbs.
Dual tandem wheel: 360000 lbs.

Edge Lights:

High
PERIMETER LGTS.

 

Runway 09L

Runway 27R

Longitude:

084-26-52.6807W

084-24-32.0708W

Latitude:

33-38-04.9360N

33-38-04.9314N

Elevation:

1019.00 ft

978.00 ft

Alignment:

90

127

ILS Type:

ILS/DME

ILS/DME

Traffic Pattern:

Left

Left

Markings:

Precision instrument, Good Condition

Precision instrument, Good Condition

Crossing Height:

71.00 ft

72.00 ft

VASI:

4-light PAPI on right side

4-light PAPI on right side

Visual Glide Angle:

3.00°

3.00°

RVR Equipment:

touchdown, midfield, rollout

touchdown, midfield, rollout

Approach lights:

MALSR

MALS

Centerline Lights:

Yes

Yes

Touchdown Lights:

No

No

Obstruction:

108 ft other, 3920.0 ft from runway, 200 ft left of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear

, 50:1 slope to clear

Decleard distances:

Take off run available 11890.00 ft
Take off distance available 11890.00 ft
Actual stop distance available 11890.00 ft
Landing distance available 11890.00 ft

Take off run available 11890.00 ft
Take off distance available 11890.00 ft
Actual stop distance available 11740.00 ft
Landing distance available 11740.00 ft

 

Runway 09R/27L

Dimension:

9001 x 150 ft / 2743.5 x 45.7 m

Surface:

CONC, Good Condition

Surface Treatment:

Saw-cut or plastic Grooved

Weight Limit:

Single wheel: 120000 lbs.
Dual wheel: 200000 lbs.
Dual tandem wheel: 360000 lbs.

Edge Lights:

High
PERIMETER LGTS.

 

Runway 09R

Runway 27L

Longitude:

084-26-52.6782W

084-25-06.2383W

Latitude:

33-37-54.5297N

33-37-54.5620N

Elevation:

1026.00 ft

985.00 ft

Alignment:

90

127

ILS Type:

ILS/DME

ILS/DME

Traffic Pattern:

Left

Left

Markings:

Precision instrument, Good Condition

Precision instrument, Good Condition

Crossing Height:

70.00 ft

72.00 ft

VASI:

4-light PAPI on left side

4-light PAPI on right side

Visual Glide Angle:

3.00°

3.00°

RVR Equipment:

touchdown, midfield, rollout

touchdown, midfield, rollout

Approach lights:

ALSF2

MALSR

Centerline Lights:

Yes

Yes

Touchdown Lights:

Yes

Yes

Obstruction:

88 ft tower, 4480.0 ft from runway, 1000 ft right of centerline, 48:1 slope to clear

, 50:1 slope to clear

Decleard distances:

Take off run available 9000.00 ft
Take off distance available 9000.00 ft
Actual stop distance available 9000.00 ft
Landing distance available 9000.00 ft

Take off run available 9000.00 ft
Take off distance available 9000.00 ft
Actual stop distance available 8865.00 ft
Landing distance available 8865.00 ft

 

Runway 10/28

Dimension:

9000 x 150 ft / 2743.2 x 45.7 m

Surface:

CONC, Good Condition

Surface Treatment:

Saw-cut or plastic Grooved

Weight Limit:

Single wheel: 75000 lbs.
Dual wheel: 209000 lbs.
Dual tandem wheel: 600000 lbs.
Dual dual tandem wheel: 900000 lbs.

Edge Lights:

High
PERIMETER LGTS.

 

Runway 10

Runway 28

Longitude:

084-26-52.3560W

084-25-05.9367W

Latitude:

33-37-12.9834N

33-37-13.0158N

Elevation:

1000.00 ft

998.00 ft

Alignment:

90

127

ILS Type:

ILS/DME

ILS/DME

Traffic Pattern:

Right

Left

Markings:

Precision instrument, Good Condition

Precision instrument, Good Condition

RVR Equipment:

touchdown, midfield, rollout

touchdown, midfield, rollout

Approach lights:

ALSF2

ALSF2

Centerline Lights:

Yes

Yes

Touchdown Lights:

Yes

Yes

Obstruction:

51 ft sign, 2002.0 ft from runway, 770 ft right of centerline, 35:1 slope to clear

136 ft tower, 4240.0 ft from runway, 410 ft right of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear

 

Helipad H1

Dimension:

52 x 52 ft / 15.8 x 15.8 m

Surface:

ASPH,

 

Runway H1

Runway

Traffic Pattern:

Left

Left

 

Radio Navigation Aids

ID

Type

Name

Ch

Freq

Var

Dist

BR

NDB

Redan

 

266.00

02W

5.9 nm

FT

NDB

Flanc

 

344.00

02W

13.0 nm

FF

NDB

Pecat

 

316.00

02W

20.4 nm

EQQ

NDB

Coweta County

 

234.00

03W

26.9 nm

JHH

NDB

Griffin

 

412.00

04W

29.0 nm

VOF

NDB

Alcovy

 

370.00

03W

32.3 nm

GPQ

NDB

Carrollton

 

278.00

02W

35.4 nm

JNM

NDB

Monroe

 

392.00

03W

35.6 nm

DJD

NDB

Canton

 

415.00

04W

37.1 nm

EVZ

NDB

Cartersville

 

308.00

04W

39.7 nm

FKV

NDB

Flowery Branch

 

365.00

03W

42.9 nm

OP

NDB

Yates

 

339.00

03W

44.8 nm

BMW

NDB

Barrow County

 

404.00

03W

45.6 nm

JZP

NDB

Pickens County

 

285.00

04W

49.3 nm

DOB

TACAN

Dobbins

077X

 

01W

17.2 nm

PDK

VOR/DME

Peachtree

113X

116.60

02W

15.7 nm

ATL

VORTAC

Atlanta

116X

116.90

00W

0.6 nm

RMG

VORTAC

Rome

101X

115.40

01E

46.8 nm

ATL

VOT

Atlanta Muni

 

111.00

 

1.3 nm

Remarks

  • EXTENSIVE AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS SOUTH OF TWY R MAY CREATE OPTICAL ILLUSION OF RUNWAY AND TAXIWAYS.
  • ALL RYS, TOUCH AND GO OPERATIONS, LOW APPROACHES, AND PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APPROACHES NOT PERMITTED.
  • CATEGORY VI ACFT(LOCKHEED GALAXY-5; ANTONOV AN-124 & AN-125) WITH A WINGSPAN OF GREATER THAN 214 FT ARE RESTRICTED FM USING TWY 'L' EAST OF RAMP 5 SOUTH TO THE WEST SIDE OF RAMP 6 SOUTH.
  • TWY C SOUTH OF TWY A AND NORTH OF RY 08L/26R CLSD. TWY C NORTH OF TWY B AND SOUTH OF RY 08L/26R CLSD.
  • ASDE-X SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM IN USE: PILOTS SHOULD OPERATE TRANSPONDERS WITH MODE C ON ALL TWYS AND RWYS.
  • ACFT WITH WINGSPAN GREATER THAN 171 FT ARE RSTRD FROM USING TWY V.
  • BE ALERT TO RY CROSSING CLEARANCES. READBACK OF ALL RY HOLDING INSTRUCTIONS IS REQUIRED.
  • PREFERENTIAL RY USE IN EFFECT, EXPECT TO USE RYS 08R/26L, 09L/27R FOR DEPS; RYS 08L/26R, 09R/27L ARE USED PRIMARILY FOR ARRIVALS.
  • RUNUPS ARE PERMITTED AT VARIOUS SITES; COORDINATE USE OF CITY FACILITIES, MOVEMENT AREAS, ALLOWABLE NON-MOVEMENT AREAS WITH DEPT OF AVIATION OPNS, 404-530-6620; AND COORDINATE THE USE OF THE AIRLINES' FACILITIES WITH THEM.
  • NOISE & OPNS MONITORING SYSTEM (NOMS) PROGRAM IN EFFECT; CALL THE ATLANTA DEPT OF AVIATION 770-43-NOISE OR 770-436-6473 FOR MORE INFO.

 Based Aircraft

Aircraft based on field:

3

Helicopters:

3

Major Carriers Serving This Airport

Delta Air Lines Inc.

40.8%

Atlantic Southeast Airlines

29.4%

AirTran Airways Corporation

20.2%

American Airlines Inc.

2.0%

Comair Inc.

1.9%

Northwest Airlines Inc.

1.2%

Continental Air Lines Inc.

1.2%

US Airways Inc.

0.7%

Expressjet Airlines Inc.

0.7%

United Air Lines Inc.

0.6%

Most Popular Destinations

La Guardia (LGA)

2.5%

Dallas/fort Worth Intl (DFW)

2.5%

Newark Liberty Intl (EWR)

2.1%

Orlando Intl (MCO)

2.1%

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW)

1.8%

Chicago O'hare Intl (ORD)

1.7%

Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA)

1.7%

Fort Lauderdale/hollywood Intl (FLL)

1.7%

Tampa Intl (TPA)

1.6%

Baltimore/washington Intl Thurgood Marshal (BWI)

1.6%

Most Popular Aircraft

N637AS

0.3%

N633AS

0.3%

N641AS

0.3%

N642AS

0.3%

N640AS

0.3%

N886AS

0.3%

N878AS

0.3%

N921EV

0.3%

N643AS

0.2%

N884AS

0.2%

Operational Statistics

    Time Period: 2005-01-01 - 2005-12-31

Aircraft Operations:

2686/Day

Commerical:

70.6%

Air Taxi:

28.1%

General Aviation Local:

1.1%

Military:

0.2%

 

 

 

Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta International Airport   

Address: Fulton County, GA

Tel: 404-330-6000


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General Info
Country United States
State GEORGIA
ICAO ID KATL
FAA ID ATL
Time UTC-5(-4DT)
Latitude 33.636719
33° 38' 12.19" N
Longitude -84.428067
084° 25' 41.04" W
Elevation 1026 feet
313 meters
Type Civil
Magnetic Variation 004° W (01/06)
Beacon Yes
Operating Agency U.S.CIVIL AIRPORT WHEREIN PERMIT COVERS USE BY TRANSIT MILITARY AIRCRAFT
Near City Atlanta
International Clearance Status - Airport of Entry
- Landing Rights Airport
Daylight Saving Time Second Sunday in March at 0200 to first Sunday in November at 0200 local time (Exception Arizona and that portion of Indiana in the Eastern Time Zone)



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