Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport

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Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson.jpg
IATA: ATL – ICAO: KATL – FAA LID: 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
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
Maps
FAA airport diagram
ATL is located in Metro Atlanta
ATL
Location of airport in Metro Atlanta
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 (2010[1])
Aircraft operations 950,119
Passengers 89,331,622

Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (IATA: ATL, ICAO: KATL, FAA LID: ATL), also known as Atlanta Airport, Hartsfield Airport, and Hartsfield–Jackson, is a pubic airport in Atlanta, Georgia. It is the world's busiest airport by number of passengers and number of landings and take-offs since 2005. It serves 89 million passengers per year.[2] The airport is the main hub of AirTran Airways, Delta Air Lines, and ExpressJet. The Delta hub is the world's largest airline hub. Delta Air Lines flew most (59%) of passengers from the airport in February 2011.[3] The airport has 199 gates. It has both domestic and international gates.[4]

Hartsfield–Jackson was still the world's busiest airport in 2010. It had an average of 243,000 passengers each day. It also had a total of 950,119 flights.[1] Many of the flights are flights inside the United States. Atlanta is 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. The airport is located mostly in unincorporated areas in Fulton and Clayton counties. The city limits of Atlanta,[5] College Park,[6] and Hapeville end at the airport grounds.[7]

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport hosts the following airlines:

References[change]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Operating Statistics". Department of Aviation, Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport. http://atlanta-airport.com/Airport/ATL/operation_statistics.aspx. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Atlanta airport still the "busiest"". Hartsfield-Jackson. January 4, 2010. Archived from the original on January 6, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070106042352/http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2007/01/04/0104airport.html.
  3. ↑ "Atlanta, GA: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (ATL)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. February 2011. http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=ATL.
  4. ↑ "Fact Sheet". City of Atlanta. February 2007. http://www.atlanta-airport.com/Airport/ATL/ATL_FactSheet.aspx. Retrieved June 12, 2008.
  5. ↑ Zoning Ordinance, City of Atlanta, Georgia
  6. ↑ "City Maps." City of College Park. Retrieved on May 25, 2009. Archived 23 October 2011 at WebCite
  7. ↑ "Official Zoning Map." City of Hapeville. Retrieved on May 19, 2009.


Major airports of the United States

Atlanta (Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport – ATL) • Baltimore (Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport – BWI) • Boston (Logan International Airport – BOS) • Charlotte (Charlotte/Douglas International Airport – CLT) • Chicago (O'Hare International Airport – ORD) • Dallas-Fort Worth (Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport – DFW) • Denver (Denver International Airport – DEN) • Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport – DTW) • Fort Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale – Hollywood International Airport – FLL) • Honolulu (Honolulu International Airport – HNL) • Houston (George Bush Intercontinental Airport – IAH) • Las Vegas (McCarran International Airport – LAS) • Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport – LAX) • Miami (Miami International Airport – MIA) • Minneapolis – Saint Paul (Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport – MSP) • Newark (Newark Liberty International Airport – EWR) • New York (John F. Kennedy International Airport – JFK) • New York (LaGuardia Airport – LGA) • Orlando (Orlando International Airport – MCO) • Philadelphia (Philadelphia International Airport – PHL) • Phoenix (Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport – PHX) • Salt Lake City (Salt Lake City International Airport – SLC) • San Diego (San Diego International Airport – SAN) • San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport – SFO) • Seattle (Seattle–Tacoma International Airport – SEA) • Tampa (Tampa International Airport – TPA) • Washington, D.C. (Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport – DCA) • Washington, D.C. (Washington Dulles International Airport – IAD)


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