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Atlanta is served by Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL) . Hartsfield-Jackson bears the proud distinction of being "the world’s busiest passenger airport." The Airport has long been known as a major connecting hub serving numerous destinations around the globe.
Official Name: 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)
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 148 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.
Parking Capacity: There are 29,550 public parking spaces at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, including 13,566 in covered parking decks, 7,800 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 the Terminal South baggage claim area. The Airport houses 11 rental car agencies with free shuttle service to and from the Airport. 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. 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: 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.
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Passenger Airlines Serving Atlanta (26)
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Air Canada
Air France
Air Jamaica
Air Tran Airlines
Air Wisconsin Airlines
American Airlines
American Eagle Airline
America West Airlines
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Atlantic SE Airlines
British Airways
Chautauqua Airlines
COMair
Continental Airlines
Delta Air Lines
Frontier Airlines
KLM
Korean Air
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Lufthansa
Mesa/United Express
Midwest Express Airlines
Northwest Airlines
South African Airways
Spirit Airlines
United Airlines
US Airways
PAN AM Clipper
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The highly accessible city of Atlanta is intersected by I-20, I-75 and I-85. I-20 comes in from the west from Birmingham, Alabama and Dallas, Texas and from the east, from Augusta and Columbia in South Carolina. I-75 passes through Atlanta on its way north from Florida to Michigan. I-85 heads southwest to Montgomery, Alabama and northeast to Charlotte, North Carolina and Virginia. Atlanta is ringed by the I-285, a perimeter highway that circles the metropolitan area.
