Atlanta Airport Fun Facts

The total area of the Atlanta Airport is 4,700 acres (1.518 hectares).

There are four fire stations at the Atlanta Airport provided and staffed by the Atlanta Fire Department-Airport Division.

Concourse "E" is the largest international concourse in the US.

The Atlanta Airport has had three names in its history.

The Atlanta Airport's underground automated people mover connects all concourses with the terminal.

In June of 1930 Delta Air Service, now Delta Air Lines, flew the first passenger service into Atlanta.

On April 16, 1925 the City of Atlanta leased an abandoned racecourse and 287 acres for the purpose of building an airport.

On May 9, 1948 the City of Atlanta began work on building from the ground up the first terminal at the Atlanta Airport.

On June 1, 1956 Eastern Airlines launched its first international flight from Atlanta to Montreal, Canada.

The Atlanta Airport's three story atrium contains 250,000 square feet of space.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the largest structure owned by the City of Atlanta.

The Atlanta Airport has the largest passenger terminal complex in the world.

Seven 30-story office buildings could be constructed in the terminal space - 2.2 million square feet.

More than 11 Astrodome playing fields would fit into the North and South Gate Complex.

There are 83 retail stores throughout the Atlanta Airport.

There are 77 food and beverage outlets throughout the Atlanta Airport.

There are 30,828 parking spaces at the Atlanta Airport.

There are 21 staffed service outlets at the Atlanta Airport.

Concourse E has the capacity to handle up to 8,000 arriving passengers per hour.

Atlanta is closer to Chicago than New York, Philadelphia, or Baltimore.

The Atlanta Airport's cargo handling space is 2 million square feet.

More then 200 million people, 80% of U.S. consumers, are within two hours' flight time from the Atlanta Airport.

The Atlanta Airport has more than 1296 toilets.

The Atlanta Airport sits on 130 acres or 5.7 million square feet.

There are more than 25,000 chairs in the Atlanta Airport.

There are more than 53,000 light bulbs in the Atlanta Airport.

The Atlanta Airport produces more than 57 tons of trash everyday.

In the Airport's 78 years, there have only been six airport managers.

The Atrium Dome is four stories or forty feet above the atrium floor.

Doug Davis, an aviator, barnstormer, and early Atlanta airport supporter, built the first fixed-operation center in 1927.

For every ton of international cargo that moves through the Atlanta Airport, one new job is created.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport's runways run east-west, parallel with the prevailing winds.

In 1998 Hartsfield-Jackson received the FAA's highest certification score.

The airport has had four names: Candler Field, Atlanta Municipal Airport, William B. Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport's Perishables Complex features on-site distribution and transport capabilities, USDA inspection services and a fumigation chamber.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport's cargo services feature operations by more than 100 licensed customs brokers and 200 domestic and international freight forwarders.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport's North and South Cargo Complex maintain independent refueling and support systems which allow quick turnaround for airport cargo operators.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport's International cargo shipments have grown by double digits over the past three years.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is designated as a United States Customs model inland port and electronically clears most international cargo within four hours.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport maintains more than 2 million square feet of cargo handling space in the North, South and Midfield Cargo Complexes.