ATL Airport Code, Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport
ATL is the IATA airport code for Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, one of the world's busiest airports, serving Atlanta, United States. Pilots and air traffic control use its ICAO code, KATL.
What airport is ATL?
ATL is the IATA airport code for Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, in Atlanta, United States. The same airport has the ICAO code KATL.
It ranks among the busiest airports in the world by scheduled connections, sitting at number 1 in our dataset. Its ICAO code KATL begins with K, the prefix ICAO assigns to the contiguous United States.
| IATA airport code | ATL |
|---|---|
| ICAO airport code | KATL |
| Airport | Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport |
| City | Atlanta |
| Country | United States |
| Main airlines | DL, FL, WN |
| Runways | 5 |
Airport data comes from OurAirports (public domain), regenerated here on . How we build this · Data and sources.
Where is ATL airport located?
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) is in Atlanta, United States, at coordinates 33.6367, -84.4281.
It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, at 33.64° N, 84.43° W. The runways sit at 1026 ft (313 m) elevation.
Runways at ATL
It has 5 runways. The longest is 12,390 ft (3.78 km), designated 09L/27R.
Which airlines fly to ATL?
The open route dataset lists DL (Delta Air Lines), FL (AirTran Airways), WN (Southwest Airlines), 9E (Pinnacle Airlines), BA (British Airways), US (US Airways) as operating carriers on nonstop routes touching Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on . It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.
Where the ATL code comes from
ATL is simply ATLanta, but the airport under it has changed names repeatedly: Candler Field, Atlanta Municipal, Hartsfield, and today Hartsfield-Jackson. The code never moved, which is the point of the system: names honour people, codes stay stable. ATL has been the world's busiest passenger airport for most years since 1998.
Curious why codes look the way they do? Read how airport codes work.
Frequently asked questions
What is the IATA code for Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport?
The IATA code for Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta is ATL. It is the three-letter code on tickets, baggage tags and departure boards.
What is the 3-letter code for Atlanta?
The 3-letter IATA code for Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta is ATL.
What is the ICAO code for Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport?
The ICAO code for Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport is KATL. Pilots and air traffic control use it, while airlines and booking systems use the IATA code ATL.
What is the difference between ATL and KATL?
ATL is the IATA code used for tickets and baggage. KATL is the ICAO code used by pilots and air traffic control for the same airport, Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Read more about Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Wikipedia →
Nearby and related airports
Other airports in Atlanta and United States and the wider region:
Popular routes from ATL
Distance and typical flight time from Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport to other airports it connects with:
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