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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.
Airport Image Height ft (m) Year built Ref. 1 Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport: 398 (121.3) 2006 [4] 2 Charlotte Douglas International Airport: 370 (112.8) 2022 [5] 3 Harry Reid International Airport: 352 (107.3) 2016 [6] 4 Indianapolis International Airport: 348 (106.1) 2006 [7] 5 Orlando International Airport: 345 (105.2) 2002 ...
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.
A blizzard (see: 1993 Storm of the Century) caught much of the Southeast off-guard in 1993, dumping 4.5 inches (11.4 cm) at the Atlanta airport on March 13, and much more than that in the suburbs to the north and west, as well as in the mountains. Dallas, a suburb about 30 miles or 48 kilometres to the west-northwest, received 17.5 inches (44.5 ...
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 world's busiest airport is Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, which has been the world's busiest airport every year since 1998 with the exception of 2020, when its passenger traffic dipped for a year due to travel restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. [1]
Delta Flight 295 bound for Tokyo “made contact with the tail of” Endeavor Air 5526 on the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 10, Delta confirms. Delta Flight 295 bound for Tokyo collided with Endeavor ...
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport: Atlanta, Georgia, United States ATL/KATL 775,818 7.1% 2. O'Hare International Airport: Chicago, Illinois, United States ORD/KORD 720,582 1.3% 3. Dallas Fort Worth International Airport: Coppell, Euless, Grapevine, and Irving, Texas, United States DFW/KDFW 689,569 5.0% 4. Denver International ...