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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.
The City of Atlanta also owns 10,130 acres (4,100 ha) of land located southwest of Dawsonville, Georgia, which was purchased in 1972 from Lockheed, and was the previous site of the Georgia Nuclear Aircraft Laboratory (GNAL). [9]
Situated 10 miles (16 km) south of downtown, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (IATA: ATL, ICAO: KATL) is the world's busiest airport. [34] Hartsfield-Jackson offers air service to over 150 U.S. destinations and more than 70 international destinations in 43 countries, with over 2,100 arrivals and departures daily. [35]
On 29 December 2014, a Boeing 747-400 (G-VROM) operating a flight from London Gatwick Airport to McCarran International Airport (now Harry Reid International Airport) in Las Vegas, Nevada, as Virgin Atlantic Flight 43, returned to Gatwick following an indication that the far right main landing gear was stuck inside the aircraft. The Boeing 747 ...
Virgin Airlines may refer to: Active airlines: Virgin Atlantic; Virgin Australia; Defunct airlines: Virgin America (sold and merged into Alaska Airlines)
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Washington National Airport is subject to a federally mandated perimeter limitation to keep it a short-haul airport and to keep most long-haul air traffic to Dulles International Airport. [48] The rule was implemented in 1966 and originally limited nonstop service to 650 statute miles (1,050 km), with some exceptions for previously existing ...