AirportsHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport is a large airport serving Atlanta, in Georgia, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ATL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ATL
- ICAO code
- KATL
- City
- Atlanta
- State or region
- Georgia
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 33.6367° N, 84.4281° W
- Elevation
- 313 m (1,026 ft)
- Runways
- 5
- Longest runway
- 3,776 m (12,390 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ATL means Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KATL. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 33.6367° N, 84.4281° W. It stands 313 metres (1,026 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/New York, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport has 5 runways in the data. The longest is 3,776 metres (12,390 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 19.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09L/27R | 3,776 m 12,390 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 08R/26L | 3,048 m 9,999 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 08L/26R | 2,743 m 9,000 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 09R/27L | 2,743 m 9,000 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 10/28 | 2,743 m 9,000 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| DeKalb Peachtree AirportAtlanta | PDK | 29 km |
| Middle Georgia Regional AirportMacon | MCN | 128 km |
| Columbus AirportColumbus | CSG | 133 km |
| Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field)Chattanooga | CHA | 171 km |
| Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International AirportBirmingham | BHM | 215 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,831 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,677 km | 17 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,210 km | 15 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,761 km | 8 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,222 km | 2 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,126 km | 4 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,026 km | 19 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,054 km | 13 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,943 km | 18 h 30 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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