The Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Official Shortened Name/Code:
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport / 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)

Terminal Complex:
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 151 domestic and 28 international gates. The Airport is free of any architectural barriers to people with disabilities.

People Mover:
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. The time between trains is approximately two minutes.

Cargo Facilities:
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.

Runways:
There are five parallel runways in an east-west configuration:

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

Parking Capacity:
There are 29,334 public parking spaces at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, including 13,566 in covered parking decks, 7,584 in North and South Economy parking lots and 8,184 in the Airport’s Park-Ride lots. Special parking spaces are also provided for disabled passengers in each lot.

Ground Transportation:
Thirty shuttle services offer door-to-door and on-demand pickup service in the Atlanta metropolitan area and bordering states.Vans carry seven to 14 passengers and depart every 15 minutes within the metropolitan area, and every 30 minutes for all other areas. Hartsfield-Jackson’s taxi loading zone is located within the Ground Transportation Center just west of theTerminal South baggage claim area. The Airport houses 11 rental car agencies with free shuttle service to and from theAirport. The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is located on the west end of the Terminal between Terminal North and South baggage claim areas. The Airport Information and Ground Transportation Center offers the convenience of arranging your transportation to the downtown Atlanta, Midtown and Buckhead areas through our exclusive contractor Atlanta Link. 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 booth located next to Atlanta Link.

Concessions:
Concessions: There are more than 200 concession outlets throughout the airport, including 89 food and beverage, outlets, 85 retail and convenience outlets and 55 staffed service outlets covering approximately 209,000 square feet.

Executive Conference Center:
The 24,000 square foot, upscale 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 conferencing abilities, computer workstations and catering in an aesthetically pleasing environment to conduct business.

Employment:
Hartsfield-Jackson is considered the largest employment center in the State of Georgia. There are approximately 56,000 airline, ground transportation, concessionaire, security, federal government, City of Atlanta and Airport tenant employees.

Economic Impact:
Total Airport payroll is $2.4 billion, resulting in a direct and indirect economic impact of $5.6 billion on the local and regional economy. The total annual, regional economic impact of the Airport is more than $23.5 billion.

2005 Revenue:
Airport revenue was $289,342,426 (unaudited) derived from landing fees, concession revenues, parking fees and building and land rentals. In addition, the Airport received $165,116,277 from passenger facility charges (PFC’s).

Passenger Airlines Serving Atlanta (32)

Air Canada
Air Canada/Jazz
Air France
Air Jamaica
AirTran Airways
American Airlines
American Eagle Airline America West Airlines Atlantic SE Airlines
British Airways
Chautauqua Airlines
Comair
Continental Airlines
Delta AirLines
Frontier Airlines
Freedom Airlines
KLM Korean Air
Lufthansa
Mesa
Midwest Airlines
Northwest Airlines
Omni Air International Republic Airlines
Ryan International
SkyWest Airlines
Shuttle America
Spirit Airlines
Trans States dba AA Connection
United Airlines
US Airways
World Airways

All Cargo Airlines Serving Atlanta (19)
ABX Air
Air France Cargo
Alitalia Cargo
Air Transport International
Atlas Air Cargo
British Airways Cargo
Cathay Pacific Airways
China Airlines Cargo
DHL Worldwide
EVA Air
FedEx
Florida West International
Japan Airlines Cargo
Kitty Hawk

Korean Air Cargo
Lufthansa Cargo
MartinAir Holland
Mountain Air Cargo
Polar Air
UPS

Statistics For 2006:
Passengers

Cargo in Metro Tons
Freight/Express/Mail

Aircraft Operations
Landings and Takeoffs
Domestic 76,264,446 347,364 915,691
International 8,073,855 390,816 60,756
Transit 508,338 0 0
TOTAL 84,846,639 738,180 976,447

Further Information:
Please contact the Department of Aviation's Marketing or Public Affairs Divisions:

Department of Aviation
6000 North Terminal Parkway Suite 435
Atlanta, GA 30320
Telephone (404) 530-6600
Fax (404) 209-2942.