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Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (IATA: ATL, ICAO: KATL, FAA LID: ATL), also known as Atlanta Airport, Hartsfield Airport, and Hartsfield–Jackson, is a public 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 Atlanta International Airport
Atlanta Airport Aerial Angle (31435634003) (2).jpg
IATA: ATL – ICAO: KATL – FAA LID: ATL
– WMO: 72219
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Atlanta
Operator Atlanta Department of Aviation
Serves Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Location Unincorporated areas of Fulton and Clayton counties; also Atlanta, College Park, and Hapeville, Georgia
Hub for * Delta Air Lines
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 www.atl.com
Maps
FAA diagram
FAA diagram
Location of airport in Metro Atlanta
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8L/26R 9,000 2,743 Concrete
8R/26L 9,999 3,048 Concrete
9L/27R 12,390 3,776 Concrete
9R/27L 9,000 2,743 Concrete
10/28 9,000 2,743 Concrete
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 52 17 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Total passengers 107,394,030
Aircraft operations 895,682
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Overview

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. 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:

Statistics

Yearly traffic

Traffic by calendar year
Passengers Change from previous year Aircraft operations (Number of planes leaving and arriving) Cargo tonnage (Total cargo)
2000 78,092,940  02.77% N/A 935,892
2001 80,162,407  02.65% 915,454 865,991
2002 75,858,500  05.37% 890,494 735,796
2003 76,876,128  01.34% 889,966 734,083
2004 79,087,928  02.88% 911,727 802,248
2005 83,606,583  05.71% 964,858 862,230
2006 85,907,423  02.75% 980,386 767,897
2007 84,846,639  01.23% 976,447 746,502
2008 89,379,287  05.34% 994,346 720,209
2009 90,039,280  00.74% 978,824 655,277
2010 88,001,381  02.23% 970,235 563,139
2011 92,389,023  03.53% 923,996 659,129
2012 94,956,643  03.10% 952,767 684,576
2013 94,431,224  01.13% 911,074 616,365
2014 96,178,899  01.85% 868,359 601,270
2015 101,491,106  05.52% 882,497 626,201
2016 104,258,124  02.73% 898,356 648,595
2017 103,902,992  00.26% 879,560 685,338
2018 107,394,029  03.33% 895,682 693,790
2019 110,531,300  02.92% 904,301 639,276
2020 42,918,685  061.17% 548,016 599,179
2021 75,704,760  076.00% 707,661 734,771
2022 93,699,630  023.77% 724,145 688,614
Source: Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport[8][9]

Gallery

  • Concourse A at the airport.

  • Several planes parked at the airport.

  • An Eastern Air Lines airplane at Atlanta in 1987. Eastern used to be one of the largest airlines at the airport before it stopped flying in 1991.

  • A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 taking off from Atlanta.

Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport Media

  • Various Delta jets on the apron of the 1961 airport

  • Aerial view of Concourse C

  • A view of the International Concourse E and control tower at night

  • The FAA control tower is the tallest in the United States

  • View of concourses A and T from a departing Delta flight in 2018

  • The Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal

  • 990 Toffie Terrace hangar, former ExpressJet/Atlantic Southeast Airlines headquarters

  • Atlanta International Airport.

  • Atlanta International Airport.

  • International Check-in counters.

References

  1. ↑ "Operating Statistics". City of Atlanta. January 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Atlanta airport still the "busiest"". Hartsfield-Jackson. January 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 6, 2007.
  3. ↑ "Atlanta, GA: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (ATL)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. February 2011.
  4. ↑ "Fact Sheet". City of Atlanta. February 2007. Archived from the original on December 30, 2008. Retrieved June 12, 2008.
  5. ↑ Zoning Ordinance, City of Atlanta, Georgia
  6. ↑ "City Maps." City of College Park. Retrieved on May 25, 2009. Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ "Official Zoning Map Archived 2011-11-22 at the Wayback Machine." City of Hapeville. Retrieved on May 19, 2009.
  8. ↑ "Operating Statistics". Atlanta Department of Aviation. Archived from the original on February 21, 2011.
  9. ↑ "ATL Operating Statistics 2013-present". atl.com.




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