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Hartsfield–Jackson was initially developed on an abandoned auto racetrack named The Atlanta Speedway.

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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

United States

Passengers/yr
93.7M
IATA
ATL
City
Atlanta
Country
United States
1st busiest airport in the world

Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the primary international airport serving Atlanta and its surrounding metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Georgia. Located 10 mi south of the Downtown Atlanta district, it is named after former Atlanta mayors William B. Hartsfield and Maynard Jackson.

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The airport's first control tower opened in March 1939.

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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

United States

Passengers/yr
93.7M
IATA
ATL
City
Atlanta
Country
United States
1st busiest airport in the world

Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the primary international airport serving Atlanta and its surrounding metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Georgia. Located 10 mi south of the Downtown Atlanta district, it is named after former Atlanta mayors William B. Hartsfield and Maynard Jackson.

From the “History” section

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Concourse F is the only concourse at Hartsfield–Jackson that can support an Airbus A380.

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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

United States

Passengers/yr
93.7M
IATA
ATL
City
Atlanta
Country
United States
1st busiest airport in the world

Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the primary international airport serving Atlanta and its surrounding metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Georgia. Located 10 mi south of the Downtown Atlanta district, it is named after former Atlanta mayors William B. Hartsfield and Maynard Jackson.

From the “Facilities” section

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Hartsfield–Jackson became the first airport in the world to serve 100 million passengers in a year in 2015.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

United States

Passengers/yr
93.7M
IATA
ATL
City
Atlanta
Country
United States
1st busiest airport in the world

Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the primary international airport serving Atlanta and its surrounding metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Georgia. Located 10 mi south of the Downtown Atlanta district, it is named after former Atlanta mayors William B. Hartsfield and Maynard Jackson.

From the “History” section

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The airport was featured in the 2018 Channel 5 documentary The Secret Life of the World's Busiest Airport.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

United States

Passengers/yr
93.7M
IATA
ATL
City
Atlanta
Country
United States
1st busiest airport in the world

Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the primary international airport serving Atlanta and its surrounding metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Georgia. Located 10 mi south of the Downtown Atlanta district, it is named after former Atlanta mayors William B. Hartsfield and Maynard Jackson.

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