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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 mi (16 km; 8.7 nmi) south of the Downtown Atlanta district.
Atlanta Regional Airport covers an area of 350 acres (142 ha) at an elevation of 808 feet (246 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,768 by 100 feet (1,758 x 30 m). [2] In 2016, the airport had 75,000 aircraft operations, an average of 205 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% military.
There was a stub taxiway connecting the runway with the ramp area, 60,000 square feet (5,600 square metres) of aprons, and a single administration building. The airport steadily grew over the next 30 years with the greatest developments occurring in the early 1990s. In 1991, the airport layout plan was first revised.
In 1975, in anticipation of a second international airport, the city of Atlanta purchased 10,165 acres (41.14 km 2) of land in Paulding for $925 per acre. [9] In early 2007, the county purchased 162 acres (0.7 km 2) of the property for the new general aviation airport. [9] Paulding County is unserved by either rapid transit or freeways.
Commercial service – primary airports: Albany: ABY: ABY KABY 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 ...
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In early 2007, Paulding County purchased 162 acres (66 ha) of the property for a new general aviation airport (opened in 2009 as Paulding County Regional Airport); Atlanta's second commercial airport could still be built on the remaining property. [8] Paulding County is unserved by either rapid transit or freeways.
The airport covers an area of 160 acres (65 ha) at an elevation of 874 feet (266 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 6/24 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,501 by 100 feet (1,677 x 30 m).