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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.
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.
It is designated as a reliever airport for Hartsfield-Jackson Airport and DeKalb-Peachtree Airport. Cobb County is also the primary general aviation airport for the Atlanta suburban population. As of 2006, it is the third most trafficked airport in Georgia with an average of 475 takeoffs and landings each day. [5] [7]
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.
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The FAA has changed the airport ID from 4A7 to KHMP. In 2013, the county changed the facility’s name from Atlanta South Regional Airport to Henry County Airport, and again in 2017 to Atlanta Speedway Airport, due to its location across the street from Atlanta Motor Speedway, where Turns 1 and 2 overlook the runway.
Gwinnett County–Briscoe Field covers an area of 520 acres (210 hectares) which contains one asphalt-paved runway designated 7/25 which measures 6,000 ft × 100 ft (1,829 m × 30 m). [ 1 ] For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2018, the airport had 82,895 aircraft operations, an average of 227 per day: 98% general aviation and 1% military.
Airline service began in the 1930s. Tyler was listed in Delta Air Lines timetables by 1936 on a Dallas-Atlanta multi-stop route via Shreveport and other stops. In 1952, Delta Douglas DC-3s flew eastbound Fort Worth – Dallas Love Field – Tyler – Longview, TX – Shreveport – Monroe, LA – Jackson, MS – Meridian, MS – Selma, AL – Montgomery, AL – Columbus, GA – Atlanta as well ...