Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport Video | Flight, Take-off, & Landing

Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, known locally as Atlanta Airport, Hartsfield, and Hartsfield–Jackson, is located seven miles south of the central business district of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It has been the world's busiest airport by passenger traffic since 1998, and by number of landings and take-offs since 2005. Hartsfield–Jackson held its ranking as the...  MORE

Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, known locally as Atlanta Airport, Hartsfield, and Hartsfield–Jackson, is located seven miles south of the central business district of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It has been the world's busiest airport by passenger traffic since 1998, and by number of landings and take-offs since 2005. Hartsfield–Jackson held its ranking as the world's busiest airport in 2011, both in passengers and number of flights, by accommodating 92 million passengers and 923,991 flights. Many of the nearly one million flights are domestic flights from within the United States, where Atlanta serves as a major hub for travel throughout the Southeastern United States. The airport has 207 domestic and international gates. Hartsfield–Jackson International Airport is a focus city for Southwest Airlines and is the primary hub of Delta Air Lines and Delta Connection partner ExpressJet; At nearly 1,000 flights a day, the Delta hub is the world's largest airline hub. Delta Air Lines flew 59.01% of passengers from the airport in February 2011, AirTran flew 17.76%, and ExpressJet flew 13.86%. The airport has international service to North America, South America, Central America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. As an international gateway to the United States, Hartsfield–Jackson ranks seventh. LESS