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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.
This is a list of airports in Georgia (U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location.It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport code.
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.
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.
In 1947, Georgia was a single numbering plan area (NPA) with area code 404. In 1954, 912 was assigned to its southern and central areas. The state operated with two area codes until May 3, 1992, when area code 706 was created for the two separate areas outside of the metro Atlanta area.
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.
Southwest will reduce its Atlanta presence to 11 gates next year from 18, according to a separate memo from the pilots’ union. It will service 21 cities from Atlanta starting next April, down ...
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).