Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
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
Focus city for	Frontier Airlines Southwest Airlines Spirit Airlines
Elevation AMSL	1,026 ft / 313 m
Coordinates	33°38′12″N 084°25′41″W / 33.63667°N 84.42806°W / 33.63667; -84.42806
Website	www.atl.com
Maps
FAA diagram
ATL Location in Metro Atlanta Show map of Metro Atlanta ATL Location in Georgia (U.S. state) Show map of Georgia (U.S. state) ATL Location in the United States Show map of the United States ATL Location in North America Show map of North America
Runway
Runway 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
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Number Length Surface ft m H1 52 17 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Total passengers 107,394,030 Aircraft operations 895,682
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) is a very busy airport in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.. It's often called Atlanta Airport or Hartsfield–Jackson. Since 2005, it has been the world's busiest airport. This means it handles the most passengers and has the most airplane take-offs and landings each year.

The airport serves over 107 million passengers annually. It is a major hub for Delta Air Lines. Delta's hub here is the largest for any airline in the world. The airport has 199 gates for both flights within the U.S. and international flights.

What Makes ATL So Busy?

Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport is a huge travel center. In 2010, it saw about 243,000 passengers every day. It also handled nearly a million flights that year. Many of these flights are domestic, meaning they fly to other cities inside the United States. Atlanta is a key connection point for travel across the Southeastern U.S..

The airport also offers international flights. You can fly from Atlanta to places in North America, South America, Central America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. The airport is located mostly in areas outside of cities, in Fulton and Clayton counties. Parts of the airport also touch the cities of Atlanta, College Park, and Hapeville.

Airlines Flying from Atlanta

Many different airlines use Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Here are some of the main ones:

• Air Canada
• Air France
• Alaska Airlines
• American Airlines
• Boutique Air
• British Airways
• Delta Airlines (This is their main hub!)
• Frontier Airlines
• KLM
• Korean Air
• Lufthansa
• Qatar Airways
• Southwest Airlines
• Spirit Airlines
• Turkish Airlines
• United Airlines
• Virgin Atlantic

Images for kids

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  Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport's air traffic control tower

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  Ticketing counters for Delta Air Lines, a major airline at Atlanta

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  A hallway connecting Concourse B to Concourse A

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  An aerial view of Concourse C

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

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

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  A hangar that was once the headquarters for Atlantic Southeast Airlines

See also

In Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Hartsfield-Jackson para niños