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61-700: It has a number of exhibit halls, meeting rooms and ballrooms that can be rented. Behind the Convention Center, the Atlanta Airport people-mover called ATL Skytrain , connects airport patrons with the rental car complex, four hotel accommodations, and restaurants at the Gateway Center of the Georgia International Convention Center. The Georgia International Convention Center is the world’s only convention center directly connected to

122-662: A 137,000-square-foot (12,700 m ) customer service center, and a maintenance center featuring 140 gas pumps and 30 wash bays equipped with a water recovery system. An automated people mover , the ATL SkyTrain , runs between the rental car center, the Domestic Terminal, and the Gateway Center of the Georgia International Convention Center , while a four-lane roadway that spans Interstate 85 connects

183-439: A 9,000-foot (2,700 m) fourth parallel runway was completed, and another runway was extended to 11,889 feet (3,624 m) the following year. To accommodate increases in international air traffic, a southern extension of Concourse T opened in 1987, and Concourse E opened in 1994 in advance of Atlanta hosting the 1996 Summer Olympics , with Concourse T subsequently being converted to use by domestic flights. MARTA rail service

244-413: A day.) It also stopped using firetrucks to spray water over aircraft when the pilot made the last landing before retirement (a water salute ). The city of Macon offered to sell water to the airport through a proposed pipeline. The Maynard H. Jackson International Terminal and Concourse F opened on the east side of the airport for international passengers in 2012. The 1980 terminal on the other end of

305-499: A dedicated underground walkway to the Concourse F checkpoint. International passengers arriving in Concourse E that are connecting to another flight will be processed in a separate checkpoint on Concourse E and reenter the concourse via a dedicated TSA checkpoint. The domestic terminal can be accessed directly from Interstate 85 SB at exit 72/Camp Creek Pkwy, or from Interstate 85 NB at exit 71/Riverdale Rd. The international terminal

366-627: A major airport. In 2016, it was to be the home to the Atlanta Vultures of American Indoor Football but they never played a home game due to turf issues. On November 10, 2016, the Atlanta Hawks announced it had purchased an expansion team to play in the NBA Development League with the intentions of building a new 3,500-seat arena at the Gateway Center to be its home for the 2019–20 season. The expansion team then began play in 2017 as

427-530: A small hub at Atlanta and relocated to some of Eastern's former gates on Concourse C. TWA abandoned the Atlanta hub concept in 1994 leaving Delta with a monopoly hub at Atlanta. Japan Airlines was the first Asian carrier to serve Atlanta in 1986. In December 1994, Korean Air became the second Asian carrier to serve the airport. Atlanta-based ValuJet was established in 1993 as low-cost competition for Delta at ATL. ValuJet built up their hub on Concourse C in

488-452: A total of 192 gates. The Domestic Terminal is located on the west side of the airport and the Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal is on the east side of the airport. The Domestic Terminal has entrances on both sides, which are known as Domestic Terminal North and Domestic Terminal South. Concourse T is directly connected to the Domestic Terminal and Concourse F is directly connected to

549-517: A year. The airport is routinely cited as one of the world's busiest , topping the Airports Council International rankings in 2022 and 2023. Delta and Eastern dominated the airport during the 1970s. United , Southern , Piedmont , Northwest and TWA were also present. In 1978, after airline deregulation , United no longer served Atlanta, while Southern successor Republic was the airport's third-largest carrier. Eastern

610-490: Is 10,000 feet (3,048 m) long, and the longest runway at ATL measures 12,390 feet (3,776 m) long, which can handle the Airbus A380 . Since 1998, Hartsfield–Jackson has been the world's busiest airport by passenger traffic . In 2023, the airport served over 104.6 million passengers, the most of any airport in the world. Hartsfield–Jackson is also the world's busiest airport by aircraft movements . Hartsfield–Jackson

671-459: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a building or structure in the U.S. state of Georgia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Hartsfield%E2%80%93Jackson Atlanta International Airport Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport ( IATA : ATL , ICAO : KATL , FAA LID : ATL ) is the primary international airport serving Atlanta and its surrounding metropolitan area , in

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732-1283: Is a full-service maintenance provider for the more than 900 aircraft that make up the Delta Air Lines fleet. In addition to maintaining the Delta Air Lines fleet, Delta TechOps also provides MRO solutions and support to more than 150 third-party operators around the world, making it the second largest MRO provider in North America and the seventh largest worldwide. Delta Air Lines does not report financial figures for Delta TechOps, although former Delta COO Gil West advised analysts in January 2019 that 2018 revenue figures "pushed well over $ 700 million, up $ 100 million year-over-year." The original Delta Technical Operations Center Jet Base, later known as Technical Operations Center (TOC) 1, opened on June 21, 1960 at Atlanta Municipal Airport (eventually renamed to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport). This facility covered 9 acres, employed 1,600 individuals and provided service exclusively to Delta Air Lines’ fleet of 79 aircraft, including 9 jets. In May 1968, Delta TechOps completed its first expansion, increasing

793-444: Is accessed directly from Interstate 75 SB or NB at exit 239. These freeways in turn connect with the following additional freeways within 10 miles: Interstate 285 , Interstate 675 , Georgia State Route 166 , Interstate 20 . Hartsfield–Jackson has its own train station on the city's rapid transit system, MARTA , served by the Red and Gold lines. The above-ground station is inside

854-522: Is also an operating base for low-cost carriers Frontier Airlines , Southwest Airlines , and Spirit Airlines . The airport has international service within North America and to Latin America, Europe, Africa, Middle East and East Asia. The airport is mostly in unincorporated areas of Clayton County , but it spills into the city limits of Atlanta, College Park , and Hapeville , in territory extending into Fulton County . The airport's domestic terminal

915-615: Is nonstop. time departures time arrivals delay (min) delay (min) cancelled flights The airport was seen in the 2018 Channel 5 documentary The Secret Life of the World's Busiest Airport . Delta TechOps Delta TechOps (Technical Operations) is the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) division of Delta Air Lines , headquartered at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia . With more than 9,600 employees and 51 maintenance stations worldwide, Delta TechOps

976-510: Is served by MARTA 's Red and Gold rail lines. Hartsfield–Jackson began with a five-year, rent-free lease on 287 acres (116 ha) that was an abandoned auto racetrack named The Atlanta Speedway. The lease was signed on April 16, 1925, by Mayor Walter Sims , who committed the city to develop it into an airfield. As part of the agreement, the property was renamed Candler Field after its former owner, Coca-Cola tycoon and former Atlanta mayor Asa Candler . The first flight into Candler Field

1037-497: Is the corporate headquarters and primary hub of Delta Air Lines . With just over 1,000 flights a day to 225 domestic and international destinations, the Delta hub is the world's largest airline hub and is considered the first mega-hub in America. Additionally, Hartsfield–Jackson is the home of Delta's Technical Operations Center , which is the airline's primary maintenance, repair and overhaul arm. Aside from Delta, Hartsfield–Jackson

1098-564: The Atlanta City Council voted to rename Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport to honor former mayor Maynard Jackson , who died four months prior. The council planned to drop Hartsfield's name from the airport, but public outcry (occurring coincidentally during a debate over the state's flag ) prevented this. In 2007, an "end-around taxiway" opened, Taxiway Victor. It is expected to save an estimated $ 26 million to $ 30 million in fuel each year by allowing airplanes landing on

1159-720: The Erie BayHawks in Erie, Pennsylvania , while the arena was being finished. On November 8, 2019, the Gateway Center Arena officially opened. The Gateway Center Arena will be home to the WNBA's Atlanta Dream for the 2020 season as well as the NBA G League team the College Park Skyhawks. Prior to 2003, the Georgia International Convention Center was located behind and connected with

1220-469: The National Weather Service . Atlanta was a busy airport from its inception, and by the end of 1930, it was third behind New York City and Chicago for regular daily flights with sixteen arriving and departing. Candler Field's first control tower opened March 1939. The March 1939 Official Aviation Guide shows fourteen weekday airline departures: ten Eastern and four Delta. In October 1940,

1281-483: The Sheraton Atlanta Airport Hotel on Riverdale Road. However, because of runway expansion at the airport, they were forced to move to the current location. The previous location was demolished, followed by the implosion of the former Sheraton hotel. 33°38′42″N 84°27′24″W  /  33.64500°N 84.45667°W  / 33.64500; -84.45667 This Atlanta, Georgia –related article

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1342-548: The International Concourse) was used by international flights. Eastern ceased operations in 1991 because of labor issues. From Eastern's demise to the 1996 Summer Olympics , Delta's hub grew to occupy all of Concourse B and the southern side of Concourse T (which opened in 1987), and international flights moved to the new Concourse E (which opened in 1994). By 1996, Delta's regional affiliate Atlantic Southeast Airlines (operating as Delta Connection ) relocated to

1403-504: The International Standards Organization for its engine maintenance and landing gear shops and is one of only a few airline maintenance, repair and overhaul service providers to achieve the certification. Delta TechOps invested in new MRO technology for engines to cut costs and boost revenue during 2012. In 2013, Delta TechOps and EmpowerMX signed an agreement to employ the cloud-based FleetCycle® MRO Manager product as

1464-526: The International Terminal. The remaining five concourses (Concourses A-E) are located between the two terminals and are parallel to each other. The terminals and concourses are connected airside by the Transportation Mall, an underground pedestrian tunnel with a series of moving walkways and The Plane Train , a 24/7 underground automated people mover. A second underground walkway connecting

1525-569: The Southeast until 1979. In 1957, Atlanta saw its first jet airliner: a prototype Sud Aviation Caravelle that was touring the country arrived from Washington, D.C. The first scheduled turbine airliners were Capital Viscounts in June 1956; the first scheduled jets were Delta DC-8s in September 1959. The first trans-Atlantic flight was a Delta/Pan Am interchange DC-8 to Europe via Washington starting in 1964;

1586-530: The U.S. government declared it a military airfield and the United States Army Air Forces operated Atlanta Army Airfield jointly with Candler Field. The Air Force used the airport primarily to service many types of transient combat aircraft. During World War II , the airport doubled in size and set a record of 1,700 takeoffs and landings in a single day, making it the nation's busiest in terms of flight operation. Atlanta Army Airfield closed after

1647-510: The U.S. state of Georgia . The airport is located 10 mi (16 km; 8.7 nmi) south of the Downtown Atlanta district. It is named after former Atlanta mayors William B. Hartsfield and Maynard Jackson . The airport covers 4,700 acres (7.3 sq mi; 19 km ) of land and has five parallel runways which are aligned in an east–west direction. There are three runways that are 9,000 feet (2,743 m) long, one runway that

1708-401: The acquisition. AirTran was fully absorbed into Southwest in 2014, continuing to operate Atlanta as a focus city and remaining the airport's second-largest carrier. In 2024, Southwest announced it was permanently cutting 15 destinations from Atlanta, reducing its footprint from 18 gates to 11, and cutting staff. In recent years the airport has had an increase in non-Delta flights, both due to

1769-399: The airline began offering direct flights to Manchester. Also in 2015, Turkish Airlines began offering direct flights to Istanbul and Qatar Airways began Doha flights on June 1. In 2019, WestJet began offering direct flights to Calgary, and in 2023, the airline started non-stop service to Vancouver and Winnipeg. In 2024, WestJet began non-stop service to Edmonton. Copa Airlines became

1830-481: The complex then became known as the Domestic Terminal. Prior to the opening of the International Terminal, all Atlanta-bound international passengers needed to go through TSA screening and transit to the terminal to exit the airport. The opening of the International Terminal eliminated the need for this practice, which had been in use since the opening of Concourse E in 1994. The airport today employs about 55,300 airline, ground transportation, concessionaire, security,

1891-423: The division began offering these services to other airlines. Today, third party business accounts for 20-25% of the division’s workload. The most recent facility expansion, a four-story, 17-acre addition known as TOC 3, was completed in 1991, bringing the total size of the facilities at Hartsfield-Jackson to 63 acres. Delta TechOps generated revenues of more than $ 310M in 2006 and by 2009, this amount had reached

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1952-519: The federal government, the City of Atlanta, and airport tenant employees and is the largest employment center in Georgia. With a payroll of $ 2.4 billion, the airport has a direct and indirect economic impact of $ 3.2 billion on the local and regional economy and an annual regional economic impact of more than $ 19.8 billion. In 2015, the airport became the first airport in the world to serve 100 million passengers in

2013-1214: The first Latin American carrier to serve the airport in 2021 with direct flights to Panama City. In 2022, Air Canada reintroduced Montreal service. Ethiopian Airlines started service to Atlanta in 2023, becoming the first African carrier to serve the airport since South African Airways ended service in 2006. LATAM Perú started service to Atlanta in October 2023 from Lima. Aeromexico Connect resumed service to Atlanta in January 2024 with nonstop service to Guadalajara and Monterrey. Nonstop service to Leon/Guanajuato and Mérida began in March 2024. The Mérida service ended in June. Nonstop service to Querétaro started service in August 2024. Nonstop service to Manzanillo started on November 2. Scandinavian Airlines started service to Atlanta in June 2024 with direct flights from Copenhagen. Etihad Airways will start nonstop service to Atlanta on July 2, 2025 with direct flights to Abu Dhabi. Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport has two terminals and seven concourses with

2074-600: The first scheduled international nonstops were Eastern flights to Mexico City and Jamaica in 1971–72. Nonstops to Europe started in 1978 and to Asia in 1992–93. Atlanta claimed to be the country's busiest airport, with more than two million passengers passing through in 1957 and, between noon and 2   p.m. each day, it became the world's busiest airport. (The April 1957 OAG shows 165 weekday departures from Atlanta, including 45 between 12:05 and 2:00 PM and 20 between 2:25 and 4:25 AM.) Chicago Midway had 414-weekday departures, including 48 between 12:00 and 2:00 PM. In 1957, Atlanta

2135-439: The following years. However, ValuJet's safety practices were questioned early, and the airline was grounded after the 1996 crash of ValuJet Flight 592 . ValuJet resumed operations later that year and in 1997, it merged with AirTran Airways . AirTran would continue operating the hub and was second-largest airline at ATL through the 2000s. AirTran was acquired by Southwest Airlines in 2011, who did not serve Atlanta prior to

2196-479: The growth of flights to and from Atlanta outside North America. To address the significant increase in air traffic that outstripped the capacity of the 1961 terminal, and after years of planning and design, construction began on the present midfield terminal complex in 1977 under the administration of Mayor Maynard Jackson . It was billed as the largest construction project in the South , costing $ 500 million. The complex

2257-525: The half-billion mark. In 2008, Delta TechOps received ISO 9001 certifications for its component maintenance shops. In 2009, Delta TechOps joined EPA's National Partnership for Environmental Priorities in committing to eliminate lead from machine shop operations and recycle 7,000 pounds of lead. In 2011, Delta TechOps expanded its partnership with Skymark Airlines to provide advance exchange power-by-the-hour services for 25 CFM56-7B powered Boeing 737NG aircraft. Delta TechOps received ISO 9001 certification from

2318-471: The hangar. Delta's lease originally was scheduled to expire in 2010, but the airline returned the lease to the City of Atlanta in 2005 as part of its bankruptcy settlement. The city collected an insurance settlement of almost $ 900,000 due to the cancellation. ^1  : Ethiopian Airlines flights from Addis Ababa to Atlanta stop in Rome–Fiumicino for refueling. The flight from Atlanta to Addis Ababa

2379-589: The largest passenger aircraft in the world. All non-Delta international carriers operate their ATL flights from this terminal, including Delta's partners such as Air France, KLM, Korean Air, Virgin Atlantic, and WestJet. Aeromexico operates on Concourse E. International passengers arriving in Concourse F will be processed at the Customs and Border Protection checkpoint in that concourse. In Concourse E, international passengers ending their journeys in Atlanta will go through

2440-533: The longest runway (9/27, now 8R) was 7,860 feet (2,400 m); runway   3 was 5,505 feet (1,678 m) and runway 15 was 7,220 feet (2,200 m) long. In 1971, the airport was named William B. Hartsfield Atlanta Airport in honor of Atlanta mayor William B. Hartsfield after his death. The name change took effect on February 28, which would have been Hartsfield's 81st birthday. The new name would be relatively brief, as it would be changed later in 1971 to William B. Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport with

2501-785: The main building, between the north and south domestic terminals on the west end. The Airport station is currently the southernmost station in the MARTA system, though expansions via metro or commuter rail further south into Clayton County have been discussed. Several local shared-ride shuttle services are readily available at Atlanta Airport, offering diverse options for travelers seeking convenient transportation. The Hartsfield–Jackson Rental Car Center, which opened December 8, 2009, houses all ten airport rental agencies with capacity for additional companies. The complex features 9,900 parking spaces split between two four-story parking decks that together cover 2.8 million square feet (260,000 m ),

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2562-1267: The majority of the company’s instruction and education corps. Delta TechOps maintains a quick-response Disabled Aircraft Recovery Team (D.A.R.T.) which provides worldwide aircraft on ground support. Accessories, Actuators, Airframe, APU, Aviation Oxygen, Avionics, C S Ds, Cabin Compressors, Cylinders, Electric Generators, Electric Motors, Engine Accessories (Q E C), Engine Components, Fire Bottles, Fire Extinguishers, Flight Simulator Instruments, Flight Surfaces, Fuel Bladders, Generators, Hydraulics, In Flight Entertainment, Instruments, Landing Gear, Lavatories, Nose Cowls, Other Accessories, Oxygen Cylinders, Oxygen Masks, Passenger Service Units, Pneumatics, Power Plant, Restoration Repair, Starters, Thrust Reversal , Wheels & Brakes Airbus: A220 , A318 , A319 , A319neo , A320 , A320neo A321 , A321neo , A330 , A330neo , A350XWB Boeing: 717 , 737 ( Classic , NG ), 747 , 757 , 767 , 777 , MD-11 , MD-80 Turbofan: BR715 , CF34-3A/B/C , CF6-80A/A2/C2/E1 , CFM56-3/5/7 , PW1100G/1500G , PW2000 , PW4000-94/100 , Trent 1000 , Trent 7000 , Trent XWB APU: GTCP 131-9B , GTCP 331-200 Delta TechOps has certified repair stations in

2623-456: The new headquarters. The Atlanta City Council and Mayor of Atlanta Shirley Franklin approved the new 25-year ASA lease, which also gave the airline new hangar space to work on 15 to 25 aircraft in overnight maintenance; previously, its aircraft were serviced at Concourse   C. The airport property division stated that the hangar was built in the 1960s and renovated in the 1970s. Eastern Air Lines and Delta Air Lines had previously occupied

2684-510: The north side of Concourse C and the gates were converted for use by regional aircraft. After Eastern ceased operation, Northwest Airlines (the successor of Republic) briefly expressed interest in establishing an Atlanta hub but ultimately decided against it. American Airlines also considered establishing an Atlanta hub around that time but decided Delta was too strong there and instead replaced Eastern's other hub in Miami . In 1992, TWA created

2745-492: The north side of Concourse C. The south side of Concourse C is used by Southwest Airlines for their operating base. All other domestic airlines operate from Concourse D or the north side of Concourse T. Some Delta and Delta Connection flights operate on Concourse D as well. International flights operate in Concourses E and F. Concourse F is the only concourse in the airport that has a gate that can support an Airbus A380 ,

2806-463: The north sides of Concourses B and C once existed for Eastern Air Lines. Though, this underground walkway was closed in the late 2000s and is now used for the airport's baggage system. Delta Air Lines ' hub includes operations on all seven concourses. The south side of Concourse T and all of Concourses A and B are used exclusively by Delta for main line domestic flights. Delta's regional flights (operated as Delta Connection ) primarily operate from

2867-562: The northernmost runway to taxi to the gate area without preventing other aircraft from taking off. The taxiway drops about 30 feet (9.1 m) from runway elevation to allow takeoffs to continue. After the Southeastern U.S. drought of 2007 , the airport (the state's eighth-largest water user) changed to reduce water usage. This included adjusting toilets (725 commodes and 338 urinals) and 601 sinks. (The two terminals alone use 917,000 US gal (3,470,000 L; 764,000 imp gal)

2928-485: The primary maintenance-execution tool in all of Delta TechOps airframe MRO facilities. In 2014, Delta TechOps expanded its maintenance providership with Hawaiian Airlines with an integrated component exchange and repair program for 12 Boeing 767 aircraft. In addition to MRO services and support, Delta TechOps also provides third-party operators with technical training, engineering support and inventory management. Delta TechOps aviation maintenance technicians (AMT) make up

2989-476: The rapid population growth of Metro Atlanta and the airport's prominence as a major hub . Since 2015 the airport has seen growth from low cost carriers such as Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines . Spirit also established Atlanta as an operating base. In addition to the growth of the low cost carriers, international carriers have increasingly offered service to Atlanta since 2014. In 2014, Virgin Atlantic began offering direct flights to London and in 2015,

3050-575: The rental car center with the existing airport road network. The 990 Toffie Terrace hangar, a part of Hartsfield–Jackson Airport and located within the City of College Park corporate limits, is owned by the City of Atlanta. The building now houses the Atlanta Police Department Helicopter Unit. It once served as the headquarters of the regional airline ExpressJet . Before its merger with ExpressJet, Atlantic Southeast Airlines

3111-474: The scenery of Flat Rock Cemetery and Hart Cemetery, both on the airport property. It was added to help ease traffic problems caused by landing small- and mid-size aircraft on the runways used by larger planes such as the Boeing 777 , which need longer runways than the smaller planes. With the fifth runway, Hartsfield–Jackson is one of only a few airports that can perform triple simultaneous landings . The fifth runway

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3172-478: The total space by 7 acres and adding another 1,700 employees, more than doubling the size of the division’s workforce. In 1973, Delta TechOps added another 20-acre hangar, known as TOC 2, increasing the total acreage to 36. By 1982, more additions were needed to accommodate the growing business, and TOC 1 was expanded by another 10 acres. Up until this point, Delta TechOps had only performed maintenance, repairs and overhauls on Delta Air Lines’ own fleet, but in 1983,

3233-795: The total was revised as of 2007 to over $ 9 billion. In 2001, construction of an over 9,000-foot (2,700 m) fifth runway (10–28) began. It was completed at the cost of $ 1.28 billion and opened in 2006. It bridges Interstate 285 (the Perimeter) on the airport's south side, making Hartsfield–Jackson the nation's only currently active civil airport to have a runway above an interstate (although Runway 17R/35L at Stapleton International Airport in Denver, Colorado , crossed Interstate 70 until that airport closed in 1995). The massive project, which involved putting fill dirt eleven stories high in some places, destroyed some surrounding neighborhoods and dramatically changed

3294-413: The war. In 1942, Candler Field was renamed Atlanta Municipal Airport and by 1948, more than one million passengers passed through a war surplus hangar that served as a terminal building. Delta and Eastern had extensive networks from ATL, though Atlanta had no nonstop flights beyond Texas, St. Louis, and Chicago until 1961. Southern Airways appeared at ATL after the war and had short-haul routes around

3355-464: Was September 15, 1926, a Florida Airways mail plane flying from Jacksonville, Florida . In May 1928, Pitcairn Aviation began service to Atlanta, followed in June 1930 by Delta Air Service. Those two airlines, later known as Eastern Air Lines and Delta Air Lines , respectively, would both use Atlanta as their chief hubs . The airport's weather station became the official location for Atlanta's weather observations on September 1, 1928, and records by

3416-550: Was a larger airline than Delta until deregulation in 1978, but Delta was early to adopt the hub-and-spoke route system, with Atlanta as a hub between the Midwest and Florida, giving it an advantage in the Atlanta market. When the current terminal complex opened in 1980, Delta occupied all of Concourse A and the southern side of Concourse B, while Eastern occupied the remainder of Concourse B and all of Concourse C. All other domestic airlines used Concourse D, and Concourse T (known then as

3477-626: Was designed by Stevens & Wilkinson, Smith Hinchman & Grylls , and Minority Airport Architects & Planners. The new complex, initially consisting of the North and South Terminals, Concourses A through D, and the northern half of the present-day Concourse T (which served as the International Terminal), opened on September 21, 1980, on time and under budget. It was designed to accommodate up to 55 million passengers per year and covered 2.5 million square feet (230,000 m ). In December 1984,

3538-457: Was expected to increase the capacity for landings and take-offs by 40%, from an average of 184 flights per hour to 237 flights per hour. Along with the fifth runway, a new control tower was built to see the entire runway length. The new control tower is the tallest in the United States, over 398 feet (121 m) tall. The old control tower, at 231 ft, was demolished in 2006. In 2003,

3599-612: Was extended to Hartsfield with the opening of the Airport station in 1988 (the station itself was constructed in 1979-80 as part of the terminal). In 1999, Hartsfield–Jackson's leadership established the Development Program: "Focus On the Future," involving multiple construction projects to prepare the airport to handle a projected demand of 121 million passengers in 2015. The program was originally budgeted at $ 5.4 billion over ten years, but

3660-529: Was headquartered in the hangar, then named the A-Tech Center. In December 2007, the airline announced it was moving its headquarters into the facility, previously named the "North Hangar." The 203,000-square-foot (18,900 m ) hangar includes 100,000 square feet (9,300 m ) of hangar bays for aircraft maintenance. It has 17 acres (6.9 ha) of adjacent land and 1,400 parking spaces for employees. The airline planned to relocate 100 employees from Macon to

3721-435: Was the country's ninth-busiest airline airport by flight count and about the same by passenger count. In late 1957, work began on a new $ 21 million terminal, which opened on May 3, 1961. Consisting of six pier concourses radiating from a central building, the terminal was the largest in the country and could handle over six million travelers a year; the first year, nine and a half million people passed through. In March 1962,

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