Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Hartsfield-Jackson Airport - is the busiest airport in the world since 1998. Airport annually serves around 100 million passengers. Atlanta Airport has 5 runways, and you are very likely to even see 2 airplanes landing or taking off at the same time. Around 90% of flights from ATL are domestic, while the other 10% are international flights.
IATA/ICAO code: ATL/KATL
Main carriers from Atlanta: Delta Air Lines
Domestic Terminal
The domestic terminal is divided into two sides for ticketing, check-in and baggage claim, Terminal South and Terminal North. The portion of the building between Terminal North and Terminal South includes the Atrium, which is a large, open seating area featuring concessionaires, a bank, conference rooms, an interfaith chapel and offices on the upper floors with the main security checkpoint, the Ground Transportation Center and a Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) train station on other levels. The 5 busiest domestic routes from ATL are Orlando, Ft Lauderdale, New York (LaGuardia), Tampa, and Los Angeles.
International Terminal
All international flights arrive and depart from the international terminal, either concourse E or F. Concourse F and the new international terminal opened May 16, 2012, while concourse E previously opened in September 1994, in anticipation of the 1996 Summer Olympics. International pre-cleared flights can arrive at concourses T & A–D. International flights can also depart from concourses T & A–D, such as when space is unavailable at concourses E or F, or when an aircraft arrives as a domestic flight and continues as an international flight. Furthermore, all international pre-cleared flights, regardless of origin, will collect their baggage at the international terminal. The 5 busiest international destinations from ATL are Cancun (Mexico), Paris-Charles De Gaulle (France), Amsterdam(Netherlands), London-Heathrow (UK), and Mexico City (Mexico).
Statistics
Here is a bar chart which shows the number of passengers passed through Atlanta Airport between 2011 and 2015 :
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