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Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (IATA: ATL, ICAO: KATL, FAA LID: ATL) is the primary international airport serving Atlanta and its surrounding metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of Georgia. The airport is located 10 miles (16 km; 8.7 nmi) south of the Downtown Atlanta district.
Terminal 1. Terminal 1 has 14 gates: Gates 9, 11A, 11B, 12A, 12B, 13–16, 17A, 17B, 18A, 18B and the bus gate. [13] As of May 2023, this terminal serves as an operating base for Southwest Airlines (Southwest operates point-to-point routes with bases instead of hubs).
The airport was renamed Los Angeles International Airport in 1949. The temporary terminals would remain in place for 15 years but quickly became inadequate, especially as air travel entered the "jet age" and other cities invested in modern facilities. Airport leaders once again convinced voters to back a $59 million bond on June 5, 1956.
Rank (2022) Airports (large) IATA Code Major cities served Metro area State 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013; 1 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in the Atlanta metropolitan area, far and away the world's busiest airport by passenger traffic as of 2022. The world's busiest airports by passenger traffic are measured by total passengers provided by the Airports Council International, defined as passengers enplaned plus passengers deplaned plus direct-transit passengers.
On May 25, 1979, American Airlines Flight 191, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 on a Memorial Day weekend flight to Los Angeles International Airport, had its left engine detach while taking off from runway 32R, then stalled and crashed into a field some 4,600 feet (1,400 m) away. 273 died, including two on the ground, in the deadliest single-aircraft ...
The primary responsibility of Atlanta Center is sequencing and separation of over-flights, arrivals, and departures in order to provide safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of aircraft. Atlanta Center is the busiest air traffic control facility in the world. In 2019, Atlanta Center handled 3,022,513 aircraft operations.
Southwest Georgia Regional Airport: P-N 39,422 Atlanta: ATL: ATL KATL Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport: P-L 51,865,797 Augusta: AGS: AGS KAGS Augusta Regional Airport (Bush Field) P-N 300,598 Brunswick: BQK: BQK KBQK Brunswick Golden Isles Airport: P-N 40,443 Columbus: CSG: CSG KCSG Columbus Airport: P-N 49,354 Macon: MCN: MCN ...