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

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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