Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) ... Airport, or simply Hartsfield, is located in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It has been the world's busiest airport by passenger traffic and landings and take-offs since 2005. Additionally, Delta Air Lines operates the world's largest airline hub from the airport. Hartsfield held its ranking as the world's busiest airport in 2006, both in terms of passengers and number of flights, by accommodating 84.8 million passengers and 976,447 flights respectively according to the Geneva-based Airports Council International. Many of these flights are domestic flights from within the United States where Atlanta serves as a major transfer point for flights to and from smaller cities throughout the Southern United States. Fifty-seven percent of Hartsfield-Jackson's airport passengers do not stay in Atlanta but go on connection flights elsewhere.[citation needed] As an international gateway to the United States, Hartsfield-Jackson ranks seventh; JFK International in New York City is first.