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success stories
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
"The addition of the fifth runway and our Air Cargo Master Plan will ensure Atlanta’s continued success as world leaders in both passenger and cargo movements."
Ben DeCosta
Aviation General Manager,
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
A Gateway to World Commerce
What began as a dirt racetrack less than a century ago is now the busiest airport in the world. 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 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.
40 Airlines offer Passenger & Cargo Service Directly from Hartsfield-Jackson
Metro Atlanta’s largest employer, Delta Air Lines, is headquartered in Atlanta, which is its largest hub city. More than 40 additional domestic and global airlines ship passengers, cargo, or both to and from Atlanta via Hartsfield-Jackson. More than 80 percent of the United States population market is within a two-hour flight of Atlanta; nearly 100 percent within four hours. 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. More than 9,000 flights leave Atlanta weekly for 184 destinations in 29 countries.
ATLANTA IS A MAJOR AIR CARGO GATEWAY
With more than 30 cargo carriers serving the airport, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson is increasingly becoming a major world port for air cargo. Already ranked tenth-busiest airport in the United States for total air freight tonnage, Hartsfield-Jackson has seen a 31.3% increase in cargo handled in the last decade and a nine percent increase in the last year alone. Atlanta is the home to the U.S. Cargo Sales Joint Venture, a sales consortium of five major cargo carriers, as well as a major cargo hub for the 7-cargo carrier world alliance-Skyteam Cargo. With more than 25 additional independent cargo carriers serving the airport and a new expansion at the airport slated for completion in 2006, the airport is positioned to increasingly grow its cargo business.
MOST EFFICIENT AIRPORT IN THE WORLD
Already ranked the most efficient among the world’s 50 leading airports based on productivity measures, according to the June 2003 issue of Airline Business magazine, the new expansion plans calls for even greater effectiveness. Airlines serving Atlanta are expecting to benefit from the master plan improvements with reduced operating costs that will further enhance Hartsfield- Jackson’s position among the world’s most elite airports. More information on the improvements in the airport’s Master Plan is available at www.atlmasterplan.com. For more information on Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport visit www.atlanta-airport.com.
Georgia Department of Economic Development
Atlanta’s ambitious $5.4 billion expansion of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport will increase capacity by a third, adding a new runway and a new international terminal. It is the largest public works project in the history of the state of Georgia. Economic impact studies suggest the financial effect of the airport’s business revenue — already $17 billion a year will reach $32 billion annually by 2015.
When the airport’s expansion program is complete, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport will be one of the few airports in the world designed to accommodate more than 100 million passengers annually.
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