Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)

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Location and general information

IATA code: ATL
ICAO code: KATL
FAA site number: 03640.*A
City / state: Atlanta, GA
County: Fulton
Time zone: America/New_York
Reference point: 33°38'12.12" N
84°25'40.31" W
Elevation: 1026.2 ft (surveyed)
Magnetic variation: 5° W (2015)
Status: Operational
Ownership: Public, City of Atlanta
Use: Open to the public
Airport area: 4,700 acres
From downtown: 7 NM south
Sectional chart: Atlanta
Activated: 09/1942

Services and facilities

Control tower: Yes, 24 hours
Attendance: Continuous
Fuel: 100 octane, 100LL, Jet A
Airframe / engine repair: Major / major
Oxygen: Bottled high/low, bulk high/low
Transient storage: Hangar
Other services: Air ambulance, cargo handling, charter
ARTCC: Atlanta (ZTL)
Flight service: Macon (MCN)
1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAM facility: ATL
Wind indicator: Yes, unlighted
Beacon: White and green, sunset to sunrise
Segmented circle: No
Landing fee: Yes
Customs: Landing rights airport
FAR 139 certification: Class I, ARFF index E, scheduled air carrier (05/1973)
Airport manager: Ricky Smith
404-530-6600
Last FAA inspection: 03/13/2026

FAA remarks

Be alert to runway crossing clearances. Readback of all runway holding instructions is required.
Preferential runway use in effect, expect to use runways 08R/26L, 09L/27R for departures; runways 08L/26R, 09R/27L are used primarily for arrivals.
Runups are permitted at various sites; coordinate use of City facs, movement areas, allowable non-movement areas with department of avn operations, 404-787-6095; and coordinate the use of the airlines facs with them.
Noise and operations monitoring system (noms) program in effect; call the Atlanta department of aviation 770-43-noise or 770-436-6473 for more info.
All runways, touch and GO operations, low approaches, and practice instrument approaches not permitted.
Aircraft with a wingspan of greater than 214ft are restricted from using taxiway F east of ramp 5 north and west of taxiway D.
Aircraft with wingspan greater than 171 ft are restricted from using taxiway V. Aircraft with wingspan greater than 171 ft are required to use taxi speeds less than 15 MPH when passing aircraft with wingspan greater than 214ft on txwy L/M (east of L7).
Runway 9L departures can expect intersection departure from M2 with runway remaining 11,440 ft (TORA/TODA) and 10,780 (ASDA).
All aircraft with wingspans greater than 214 ft are required to use taxi speeds not greater than 15 MPH on taxiways A, L, M, and SJ.
When aircraft with wingspans greater than 214 ft are present on the field, all other aircraft must adhere to the taxiway centerline on taxiways L and M, taxiways E and F, and taxiways SC and SJ between SG and R due to separation between the parallel taxiways.
Two aircraft with wingspans greater than 225 ft may not taxi simultaneously on adjacent parallel taxiways L/M except west of L7 at speeds less than 15 MPH. No aircraft with wingspan 226 ft or greater can taxi on taxiway M between L14 and L16, taxiway N between P and SC, or taxiway N between U and K.
No aircraft with wingspan greater than 213 ft may pass another aircraft with wingspan greater than or equal to 225 ft on taxiway L/M east of L7.
Aircraft with wingspan greater than 171 ft and/or tail HGT greater than 45 ft are restricted from using taxiway W. During taxiway W operations runway 27R intxn departures from taxiway LB or taxiway LC can expc the following dstcs with runway rmng: from taxiway LB 11,040 ft (TORA/TODA) and 12,140 ft (ASDA); from taxiway LC 10,810 ft (TORA/TODA) and 11,910 ft (ASDA). Aircraft may request the full len of runway 27R for departure upon initial contact with ATC.
Bird active on and in the vicinity of airport.
Aircraft should not exct the acute angled taxiway turn ebnd to nbnd from taxiway N to taxiway J.
When aircraft with wingspan greater than or equal to 172ft is present on taxiway E between taxiway E13 and approach end runway 26L, no aircraft with wingspan greater than or equal to 144ft may be present on echo pad.

Source: FAA Airport Data and Information Portal (ADIP), effective October 29, 2026. View this airport on the FAA site

Airport facts

IATA code: ATL
ICAO code: KATL
Location: Atlanta, GA, United States
Elevation: 1026.2 ft
Time zone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 33.6367, -84.4281

Runways

Runway	Size	Surface
09L / 27R	12,390 × 150 ft	Concrete, good, grooved
08R / 26L	9,999 × 150 ft	Concrete, good, grooved
08L / 26R	9,000 × 150 ft	Concrete, good, grooved
09R / 27L	9,000 × 150 ft	Concrete, fair, grooved
10 / 28	9,000 × 150 ft	Concrete, good, grooved

Codes, elevation and runways: FAA airport data (NASR), effective 2026-10-29. Reference only, not for navigation.

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Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)

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