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Welcome to HAIA Flight Track Mapping Site

This NOMS Program application expands the Department of Aviation’s (DOA) ability to disclose to the public the location of typical aircraft arrival and departure paths relative to individual properties. It also serves as a teaching tool. This knowledge can be valuable when deciding whether to buy a specific property. We’ve designed this site for ease of use, but if you need some help, select the Directions icon. Remember, practice makes perfect.

How can two days of data per year, per directional flow, give enough information upon which to make important decisions? At the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (HAIA), aircraft flight track patterns don’t vary significantly from other days of the same operational flow; instead of variability, consistency is the norm. HAIA’s air traffic controllers direct airplanes using noise abatement departure tracks (NADTs), standard terminal arrival routes (STARs), and various other standardized procedures. It only takes a short while for the motivated layman to understand these patterns.

Why do pilots prefer doing things the same way each time they fly into or out of Hartsfield-Jackson? It makes their job easier; it is one less thing to think about. Standardization means that pilots have predictable and consistent operational procedures that free them to focus on other essential aspects of flight management.

Standard operational procedures also make it easier for land use planners and residents to gauge not only an area's typical aircraft noise impacts, but also a property's proximity to typical arrival and departure corridors. Consistency means you know what to expect, allowing you to make better decisions based on your sensitivity to aircraft noise and overflights.

At Hartsfield-Jackson, only two types of operational flow exist—east and west. This is because all the runways at Hartsfield-Jackson are parallel and aligned in an east-west layout. Aircraft are in a westerly operational flow 64% of the time; 36% of the time they are in an easterly operational flow.
Try using the application. You'll soon become adept at discerning patterns of aircraft overflights in the Atlanta metropolitan area. If you’re thinking about purchasing a property that’s near a flight corridor, visit the address in question on both east flow days and west flow days and note how many airplane overflights you can expect.

The FAA has not changed Hartsfield-Jackson’s flight track patterns for 17 years. The last changes occurred in 1984 due to the construction of Runway 8L-26R. Atlanta continues to grow, however, and with that growth comes additional people who want to fly, necessitating the construction of additional facilities to accommodate that demand. Be sure to note how the FAA will slightly modify Hartsfield-Jackson’s air traffic corridors when the fifth runway is completed.

Let us know what you think of the application. If it has been useful to you, tell your friends about it. This is just the first phase; expect that we’ll build upon this concept to eventually provide you with more information so that you can make informed land-use decisions.

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