Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Official Name:

The Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Official Shortened Name/Airport Code:

ATL

Ownership/Operator:

The City of Atlanta / Department of Aviation

Distance from Downtown Atlanta:

10 miles (16.2 kilometers)

Elevation Above Sea Level:

1,026 feet (316 meters)

Latitude / Longitude:

33º 28' 21.1" North / 84º 25' 39.6" West

Total Airport Area:

4,700 acres (1,518 Hectares)

The terminal complex measures 130 acres (52.6 hectares), or 5.8 million square feet. The complex includes the Terminal building and Concourses T, A, B, C, D and E – the international concourse. Within these concourses, there are a total of 182 gates comprised of 154 domestic and 28 international gates. The Airport is free of any architectural barriers to people with disabilities.

The Airport's underground, Automated People Mover connects all concourses with the terminal and consists of nine, four-car trains operating on a 3.5 mile loop track. Trains operate approximately every two minutes. On average, the trains carry over 200,000 passengers per day.

There are three main air cargo complexes, North, Midfield and South, a Perishables Complex and an Equine Complex. The total on-airport air cargo warehouse space measures two million square feet. There are 28 parking positions for cargo aircraft, 19 at the north complex and 9 at the south complex.

1. 9R-27L = 9,000 feet long (2,743 meters). Category III.
2. 9L-27R = 11,889 feet long (3,624 meters). Category I.
3. 8R-26L = 10,000 feet long (3,048 meters). Category II.
4. 8L-26R = 9,000 feet long (2,743 meters). Category III.
5. 10-28 = 9,000 feet long (2,743 meters) Category II.

There are over 30,000 public parking spaces at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, including 13,500 in covered parking decks, 7,500 in North and South Economy parking lots, 1,300 in the Silver Reserve lot and 8,100 in the Airport's Park-Ride lots. Special parking spaces are also provided for disabled passengers in each lot.

1. Approximately 30 shuttle services offer door-to-door and on-demand pickup service from the Airport to the Atlanta metropolitan area and bordering states.
2. Shuttle vans carry seven to 14 passengers and depart every 15 minutes within the metropolitan area, and every 30 minutes for all other areas.
3. Hartsfield-Jackson’s taxi loading zone is located within the Ground Transportation Center just west of Terminal North and South baggage claim areas.
4. There are 11 rental car agencies with free shuttle service to and from the Airport.
5. The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is located on the west end of the Terminal between Terminal North and South baggage claim areas.
6. The Airport Information and Ground Transportation Center offers the convenience of arranging your transportation to the downtown Atlanta, Midtown and Buckhead areas through the Atlanta Link's shuttle counter. In addition, you may arrange your limo and sedan transportation needs by requesting the service through Hartsfield-Jackson's Host Volunteer or Customer Service Representative located next to the Atlanta Link.
7. Transportation to and from the Airport for the physically challenged can be arranged through Our Family Transportation.

There are almost 300 concession outlets throughout the Airport, including 114 food and beverage, 182 retail and convenience outlets, 2 Duty Free stores and 55 staffed service outlets covering approximately 234,000 square feet. Hartsfield-Jackson is in the process of adding about 75 new specialty retail stores including spas, wine bars, high-end retailers and more.

The 24,000-square-foot, Executive Conference Center at Hartsfield Jackson is located in the Airport Atrium for the convenience of business travelers. The facility houses 23 meeting rooms, video conference capabilities, computer workstations and catering in an aesthetically pleasing environment.

Hartsfield-Jackson is the largest employer in the state of Georgia. There are approximately 56,000 airline, ground transportation, concessionaire, security, federal government, City of Atlanta and Airport tenant employees.

Hartsfield-Jackson has a direct and economic impact of more than $24 billion (expressed in 2005 dollars) for local and regional economy.

Atlanta's public transportation system, providing train and bus service to the area. MARTA's Airport Station connects to the baggage terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson. Rail cars have designated areas for your luggage. For more information visit www.itsmarta.com.

Net operating revenues for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 were $214.8 million. The Airport's gross revenues totaled $386 million. Operating revenues consist of all revenues derived from the day-to-day operations of the Airport and include landing fees, terminal, maintenance building and other rentals, inside concessions, parking, car rentals, ground transporation and other revenues.

	Passengers	Cargo (Metric Tons) Freight, Express, Mail	Aircraft Operations Landings and Takeoffs
Domestic	80,416,839	289,926	912,251
International	9,180,491	365,351	66,573
Transit	441,950	N/A	N/A
TOTAL	90,039,280	655,277	978,824

• Since 1998, Hartsfield-Jackson has been the busiest passenger airport in the world.
• Atlanta has the tallest air traffic control tower in North America (398 feet or 121 meters) and is the third tallest in the world.
• Atlanta is within a two hour flight of 80% of the United States population.
• Hartsfield-Jackson averages almost 250,000 passengers a day.
• On average, there are over 1,300 daily domestic departures.
• There are over 150 U.S. destinations with non-stop service from Atlanta.
• The airport offers direct flights to 95 cities in 57 countries.
• On average there are over 2,700 arrivals and departures daily, making Hartsfield-Jackson the busiest airport in the world for total movements.
• Hartsfield-Jackson has 143,000 domestic seats available daily and 132,000 international seats available weekly.
• The average price of a one-way domestic airline ticket is $172.

Mainline Airlines

Air Canada	Continental Airlines	Midwest Airlines
Air Canada Jazz	Delta Airlines	Northwest Airlines
Air France	Frontier Airlines	Spirit Airlines
AirTran Airways	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines	United Airlines
American Airlines	Korean Air	US Airways
Lufthansa German Airlines

Regional Airlines

American Connection / Chautauqua Airlines	Delta Connection / SkyWest Airlines
American Connection / American Eagle	United Express / Shuttle America
Delta Connection / Atlantic Southeast Airlines	US Airways Express / Air Wisconsin
Delta Connection / Comair	US Airway Express / Mesa Airlines
Delta Connection / Pinnacle Airlines	US Airway Express / PSA
Delta Connection / Shuttle America	US Airways Express / Republic Airlines

Charter Airlines

Omni Air Intternational

Ryan International

World Airways

Mainline Airlines

Air France Cargo	China Airlines	Korean Air Cargo
Air Transport International	DHL Express	Lufthansa German Airlines
British Airways Cargo	EVA Airways	Martinair Holland
Cargolux Airlines	FedEx	UPS
Cathay Pacific Airways	Great Wall Airlines

Charter Airlines

Atlas Air Cargo

Kalitta Air

Mountain Air Cargo

Polar Air

Connecting and O&D Connecting — 64.2% Originating & Destination — 35.8%	Purpose of Trip Business Travelers — 34.7% Leisure Travelers — 65.3%	Gender Male Passengers — 47.1% Female Passengers — 52.9%
Type of Travel Domestic — 89.3% International — 10.2% Direct Transit — 0.5%	Class of Travel First Class — 5.4% Business Class — 7.7% Economy Class — 86.9%	Residence Atlanta — 13.0% Other US City — 79.0% Outside US — 8.0%
Age 16-25 — 15.6% 26-34 — 17.3% 35-44 — 17.7% 45-54 — 22.3% 55-64 — 18.5% 65 or older — 8.6%	Ethnicity Caucasian — 73.0% African American — 12.3% Other — 5.3% Indian — 5.1% Hispanic — 3.5% Asian — 0.8%	Round Trips in the Last 12 Months 1-2 — 30.7% 3-5 — 33.9% 6-10 — 17.9% 11-20 — 9.5% 21 or more — 8.1%