Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (<a href="/facts/IATA_airport_code/ogq7w5UQ">IATA</a>: ATL, <a href="/facts/ICAO_airport_code/KAU1V4MX">ICAO</a>: KATL, <a href="/facts/Federal_Aviation_Administration/PYsXt3YT">FAA</a> <a href="/facts/Location_identifier/fj2bnvhY">LID</a>: ATL) is the primary <a href="/facts/International_airport/qRcp3RbY">international airport</a> serving <a href="/facts/Atlanta/8hPVGb78">Atlanta</a> and its <a href="/facts/Metro_Atlanta/nRhByQhJ">surrounding metropolitan area</a>, in the U.S. state of <a href="/facts/Georgia_(U.S._state)/KKnTDY6F">Georgia</a>. The airport is located 10 mi (16 km; 8.7 nmi) south of the <a href="/facts/Downtown_Atlanta/9QzoTa0m">Downtown Atlanta</a> district. It is named after former <a href="/facts/List_of_mayors_of_Atlanta/W3fdkxmo">Atlanta mayors</a> <a href="/facts/William_B._Hartsfield/Xw7l8zg7">William B. Hartsfield</a> and <a href="/facts/Maynard_Jackson/MGHTHND8">Maynard Jackson</a>.
Since 1998, Hartsfield–Jackson has been the <a href="/facts/List_of_busiest_airports_by_passenger_traffic/RC2ySbmH">world's busiest airport by passenger traffic</a>, with the exception of 2020, when its passenger traffic dipped for that year due to travel restrictions resulting from the <a href="/facts/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_States/GxNQUR2v">COVID-19 pandemic</a>. In 2023, the airport served over 104.6 million passengers, the most of any airport in the world. Hartsfield–Jackson is also the <a href="/facts/List_of_busiest_airports_by_aircraft_movements/ftMe9PGy">world's busiest airport by aircraft movements</a>. In 2024, it was again named the busiest airport in the world, and saw 2% more capacity than the previous year. 
Hartsfield–Jackson is the corporate headquarters and primary <a href="/facts/Airline_hub/stLrrtXj">hub</a> of <a href="/facts/Delta_Air_Lines/F7YdKKEM">Delta Air Lines</a>. With just over 1,000 flights a day to 225 domestic and international destinations, the Delta hub is the world's largest airline hub and is considered the first mega-hub in America. Additionally, Hartsfield–Jackson is the home of <a href="/facts/Delta_TechOps/MlusomgP">Delta's Technical Operations Center</a>, which is the airline's primary <a href="/facts/Maintenance_(technical)/oBDB9khj">maintenance, repair</a> and overhaul arm. Aside from Delta, Hartsfield–Jackson is also an operating base for <a href="/facts/Low-cost_carriers/P2FandwF">low-cost carriers</a> <a href="/facts/Frontier_Airlines/Q3BPsIff">Frontier Airlines</a>, <a href="/facts/Southwest_Airlines/3DYx15Id">Southwest Airlines</a>, and <a href="/facts/Spirit_Airlines/pMR4htC4">Spirit Airlines</a>. The airport has international service within North America and to Latin America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and East Asia.
The airport is mostly in <a href="/facts/Unincorporated_areas/q4EGarYy">unincorporated areas</a> of <a href="/facts/Clayton_County%2c_Georgia/uSR7HUFl">Clayton County</a>, but it spills into the city limits of Atlanta, <a href="/facts/College_Park%2c_Georgia/RXz7NDHV">College Park</a>, and <a href="/facts/Hapeville%2c_Georgia/gNqychIH">Hapeville</a>, in territory extending into <a href="/facts/Fulton_County%2c_Georgia/tDqd6RdF">Fulton County</a>. The airport's domestic terminal is served by <a href="/facts/Metropolitan_Atlanta_Rapid_Transit_Authority/nPFG5TJy">MARTA</a>'s <a href="/facts/Red_Line_(MARTA)/nyuQprek">Red</a> and <a href="/facts/Gold_Line_(MARTA)/6r6fdMhl">Gold</a> rail lines. The airport covers 4,700 acres (7.3 sq mi; 19 km2) of land and has five parallel runways which are aligned in an east–west direction. There are three runways that are 9,000 feet (2,743 m) long, one runway that is 10,000 feet (3,048 m) long, and the longest runway at ATL measures 12,390 feet (3,776 m) long, which can handle the <a href="/facts/Airbus_A380/cVuVbEsf">Airbus A380</a>.

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Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport