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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is consistently cited as a key attractor
for corporate relocations and expansions into metro Atlanta. In 2004, Hartsfield-Jackson ranked first in the world for passengers and operations. Also during the last couple of years Hartsfield-Jackson has expanded and improved its cargo operations as demonstrated by an impressive nine percent increase in cargo the last year alone. It is now moving goods as rapidly and efficiently as it does passengers. Metro Atlanta’s largest employer, Delta Air Lines, is headquartered in Atlanta, which is its largest hub city.

1. More than 40 additional domestic and global airlines ship passengers, cargo, or both to and from Atlanta via Hartsfield-Jackson.
2. More than 80 percent of the United States population market is within a two-hour flight of Atlanta; nearly 100 percent within four hours.
3. Nearly 200 domestic and international cities are served by a total of more than 2,400 flights from Hartsfield-Jackson on an average day – a large majority of these flights being direct non-stop service to more than 180 destinations.
4. More than 9,000 flights leave Atlanta weekly for 184 destinations in 29 countries.

AIR CARGO AND FREIGHT

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is one of the world’s leading air freight terminals. Nearly 800,000 metric tons of cargo was shipped through Hartsfield-Jackson in 2003. Total shipments from Hartsfield-Jackson grew nearly nine percent over the last year. Traffic growth helped its international cargo volumes grow 30 percent in the first half of 2004.

1. International cargo now accountsfor more than 40 percent of the airport’s throughput, up from 30 percent a fews years ago.
2. Two dozen all-cargo and express airlines ship out of Atlanta. Another two dozen airlines carry passengers and freight out of Hartsfield-Jackson.
3. More than 100 motor carriers expedite ground service for air cargo shipments coming into Atlanta.
4. More than 80 percent of the U.S. population is within a day or so by interstate trucking, and two of the nation’s largest railways have located major freight facilities nearby.
5. Cargo service to Asia has expanded to more than 20 wide body all-cargo aircraft per week, representing more than 4,000 metric tons of cargo traffic.

AIR TRAVEL TIMES FROM ATLANTA

Hartsfield-Jackson’s cargo facilities are located within the North, South and Midfield Cargo complexes. Each offers excellent dockside access to and from interstates I-75, I-85 and I-285 via the airport’s Loop Road. The opening of Hartsfield-Jackson’s 300,000-square-foot South Cargo Complex brings the airport’s total handling capacity to more than 1.5 million square feet. The North and South cargo complexes maintain independent refueling and support systems, allowing quick turnaround for cargo operators. More than 100 licensed customs brokers and 200 domestic and international freight forwarders offer competitive services at Hartsfield-Jackson.

Shippers of air-freighted perishables receive expedient and efficient service at Hartsfield-Jackson’s Perishables center. The Atlanta Perishables Center is totally climate-controlled and features on-site distribution and transport capabilities, USDA inspection services and a fumigation chamber. According to the Aviation Department, Hartsfield-Jackson is the only airport in the Southeast approved by the USDA to apply cold treatment, an environmentally safe alternative to methyl bromide.

Freight/Cargo/Express Carriers Serving Hartsfield-Jackson

Note: See earlier listing for additional passenger/freight carriers. This list is only a sample of freight carriers.
Source: Department of Aviation, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, December 2002

Hartsfield-Jackson Boasts One of the World’s Largest Passenger Complexes

Hartsfield-Jackson expedites global trade. As an added benefit to international businesses, Atlanta is the site of the General Purpose Foreign Trade Zone #26.

Hartsfield-Jackson is designated a United States Customs Model Inland Port, one of the few in the U.S. in which most international cargo can be electronically cleared within a four-hour window. For information, contact the Georgia Foreign Trade Zone Inc. at
404-362-3532.

Cargo shipments at Hartsfield- Jackson are projected to double from a baseline level in 1995 of 780,000 metric tons to more than 1.5 million metric tons by 2015. Recent improvements to the airport’s cargo operations will speed this projected cargo expansion. Hartsfield-Jackson is primed to serve the distribution needs of the region’s rapidly growing high-tech industry base.

Hartsfield-Jackson Airport’s Global Air Shipment Rankings

NOTE: Value in US$ millions Source: MISER, Year-end 2003