Hartsfield-Jackson Airport is located approximately 10 kilometers from Atlanta. This airport ranks first in terms of passenger turnover and perfect takeoffs and landings. More than 92 million passengers are served here every year and nearly a million take-offs and landings are made.
More than half of Atlanta airport flights are operated by Delta Air Lines. Also among the large companies operating here are AirTran and Atlantic Southeast Airline.
It is worth saying that most of the flights are made within the country, but there are more than enough international destinations. Hartsfield-Jackson is connected with airports in more than 50 countries around the world.
History
The history of the appearance of the airport in Atlanta begins in the spring of 1925, it was then that the mayor of the city rented a small plot for the construction of the airport. A year and a half later, the airport received the first mail plane. And in 1928 regular passenger flights began.
In 1939, a control tower was built on the territory of the airport. During World War II, the airport was used so actively that a world record was set - 1,700 take-offs and landings were made per day.
By 1957, the airport in Atlanta was the busiest in the world, serving more than 2 million passengers a year. Four years later, an additional terminal was built, designed for a flow of 6 million people, but this was not enough, since more than 9 million passengers were served that year. Then the government seriously thought about improving the airport's capacity. By 1980, this was done, a number of buildings increased the capacity to 55 million passengers.
After the construction of a new runway in 2006, the airport has the ability to simultaneously receive up to 3 aircraft.
The implementation of the Focus on the Future program, which should be completed by 2015, will increase the capacity to 121 million people.
Services
The airport in Atlanta does not have a wide range of services, only the most necessary and necessary - cafes, ATMs, post office, mother and child room, mini-hotel with hourly pay, etc.
Transport
There are several ways to get from the airport to Atlanta, the easiest and most popular is the metro. The MARTA metro station is located directly at the airport. In addition, you can use another mode of transport - buses, taxis or transfers provided by the hotel.
