"Keeping It Fresh"
Hartsfield-Jackson Perishables Complex

Hartsfield-Jackson has several specialized handling facilities such as the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Perishables Complex keeps food and flowers fresh

CHILL

Through the Hartsfield-Jackson Perishables Complex, which is properly called "a specialized handling facility," come a myriad of items daily that need to CHILL, that is they need to be kept at very low temperatures or they will wilt or spoil. You name it and the Perishables Complex handles it, from flowers and seafood to fresh fruits and vegetables. It's a 42,000 square foot-sized place with four huge units that provide the coldest temperatures imaginable for perishable items being shipped to and from Atlanta: -5 degrees F (-20 degrees C ) ; 34 degrees F (1 degree C); 42 degrees F (5.6 degrees C); and 55 degrees F (12.7 degrees C). Other operations at the complex include storage, transportation and delivery, ice-making and supply, crating and packing, etc.