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Aerial view of ATL in 2024. 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.
The WINGS Pilot Proficiency Program is a voluntary pilot training and safety initiative supported by the FAA Safety Team (stylized FAASTeam) division of the Federal Aviation Administration in the United States. The program was created by advisory circular AC 61.91 on May 21, 1979 (45 years ago) as the Pilot Proficiency Award Program, [1] and it ...
The FAA's Advisory Circular System is defined in FAA Order 1320.46D. [2] By writing advisory circulars, the FAA can provide guidance for compliance with airworthiness regulations, pilot certifications, operational standards, training standards, and any other rules within the 14 CFR Aeronautics and Space title, aka 14 CRF or FARs. The FAA also ...
Emergency vehicles seen parked near a Delta plane at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. A tire on a Delta plane exploded, killing two Delta employees and injuring a third (WSB-TV 2)
Dobbins Air Reserve Base. Dobbins Air Reserve Base, located just northwest of Atlanta along Interstate 75, was originally intended as a second civilian airport prior to World War II. Dobbins would only be available if a future Department of Defense Base Realignment and Closure commission decided to close the base.
An engineered materials arrestor system, engineered materials arresting system (EMAS), or arrester bed[1] is a bed of engineered materials built at the end of a runway to reduce the severity of the consequences of a runway excursion. Engineered materials are defined in FAA Advisory Circular No 150/5220-22B as "high energy absorbing materials of ...
Two Delta Airlines planes crashed into each other while taxiing at Atlanta International Airport this Monday (August 10). The resulting impact knocked the tail section off one of the vehicles ...
The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) is an inventory of U.S. aviation infrastructure assets. NPIAS was developed and now maintained by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). [1] It identifies existing and proposed airports that are significant to national air transportation in the U.S., and thus eligible to receive ...