Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta (ATL) Airport

Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta ATL Airport Overview


Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL, located 7 miles south of business district Atlanta, Georgia, is the world's largest airport (5.8 million square feet), with an international and six domestic concourses, serving over 90 million passengers per year. The airport’s underground train keeps passengers moving efficiently between the concourses and the terminals and saves time and effort walking through drab underground corridors. Security checkpoint lines at times are very long and it is recommended that on busy days passengers arrive at the airport more than two hours ahead of scheduled flight departure.

Hartsfield-Jackson Airport has five runways and is primary hub for Delta Air Lines, Air Tran Airways, Delta Connection and partner Atlantic Southeast. Atlanta Airport, with its 180 gates, it serves as major transfer point for flights to/from smaller US cities. It is also an international gateway to/from the United States. ATL is equipped to handle triple simultaneous landings, offering over 200 nonstop destinations, a third of which are international ones.

As of December 2009, Hartsfield-Jackson Airport opened the new ATL SkyTrain, which will move passengers beween the Terminal Complex and the new Rental Car Center, with a stop in between at Georgia International Convention Center (GICC). The dual-lane elevated guideway tracks are 1.5 miles long, with a ten-minute round trip and 2.5 minute waiting time at the stations.  The Center includes 9,900 parking spaces divided into a four-story parking deck, a customer service center, a vehicle maintenance center & 140 gas pumps 30 car-wash bays. A 4-lane roadway across Interstate 85 connect to the rental car center.

Parking options at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport are as follows: North & South Short-Term Parking Lots; North & South Daily Parking at Covered Deck Parking; North and South Economy Lots next to the parking decks and West Economy Lot beyond the Transportation Center. Airport Park & Ride Lots A,B & C, with free shuttle service, serve both terminals. There is also a Reserved Lot and a Silver Lot and off-site parking is available. Aside from taking a taxi or limo from the Airport, you can also choose a shared-ride shuttle, available during flight hours, providing services to hotels, convention centers, businesses and residences. Choose between local and regional shuttles--Local Shared-Ride shuttles run approximately 15 minutes apart, while Regional Shared-Ride shuttles depart every 30 minutes to an hour.

Renovation / Construction Updates:
1. Renovations were completed at the Central Passenger Terminal Complex: Upgrades have been completed in concourses A, B, C, D and T, as well as inside the Transportation Mall. The upgrades include new granite tile floors in the corridors, decorated walls and new carpeting in all gate waiting rooms. Restrooms have also been renovated on each concourse. The North Terminal's renovations include new baggage claim units, and the South Terminal received new Delta ticket counter islands. Also, the passenger paging system has been upgraded to a more high-tech intercom unit.
2. Construction Status of the new Maynard H. Jackson, Jr. International Terminal (MHJIT): Construction began in 2008 and will have a new passenger station, two guideway tunnels, an extension of the existing test track, & other maintenance/storage facilities and a drive-through APM carwash. Completion of MHJIT Terminal is slated for 2012.
3. Long-Term Project: The South Gate Complex is to be ready by 2015.

Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta ATL Airport Update History

  • Updated ATL Airports page - Aug 20, 2010
  • Updated ATL Direct Flights page - Jul 1, 2010
  • Updated ATL Food & Stores page - Jun 14, 2010

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ATL Delays Status: 15 mins or less.

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