ATL · Atlanta, United States
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
--:--:-- · EDT (UTC-04:00) · 33.6367° N, 84.4281° W
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Airport serving Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for ATL
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 3384; ident KATL; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
atl.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
24 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot, manual airport facts override; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
ATL / KATL
OurAirports ident
KATL
GPS / local code
KATL / ATL
ISO region
US-GA
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
atl.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q214861
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:22 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--EDT · UTC-04:00
Time zone
EDT
America/New_York · UTC-04:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
13 km
Approximate distance to central Atlanta.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Washington, D.C.
Languages
English
Currency
USD ($)
Country area
9,525,067 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
2 terminals / 7 concourses
Runways
5 runways
Longest runway
12,390 ft / 3,776 m
Runway surface
concrete (5)
Opened / operator
1926 · City of Atlanta Department of Aviation
Owner / entity
City of Atlanta
Hub airlines
Delta Air Lines
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
24 source-backed signals
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Atlanta, United States. Atlanta's built-up core sits roughly 13 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/New_York (UTC-04:00, EDT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL / KATL) is at 33.6367° N, 84.4281° W, elevation 1,026 ft (313 m), serving Atlanta, United States.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Atlanta is in United States (capital Washington, D.C.); regulated by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); on America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00); working languages: English; currency: USD ($).
Distance from central Atlanta: 13 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for ATL.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL / KATL)
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport · Airport serving Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Source identifiers
KATL · KATL · ATL · US-GA
atl.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the primary international airport serving Atlanta and its surrounding metropolitan area in the U.S.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for ATL; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
Located 10 mi south of the Downtown Atlanta district, it is named after former Atlanta mayors William B.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. East Point
east-point · 4.9 km from ATL
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 35,467 · city coordinates 33.6795, -84.4394
2. Forest Park
forest-park · 5.7 km from ATL
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 19,383 · city coordinates 33.6221, -84.3691
3. Riverdale
riverdale · 7.3 km from ATL
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 15,989 · city coordinates 33.5726, -84.4133
4. Union City
union-city · 12 km from ATL
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 20,805 · city coordinates 33.5871, -84.5424
5. Atlanta
atlanta · 13 km from ATL
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 510,823 · city coordinates 33.7490, -84.3880
6. Candler-McAfee
candler-mcafee · 18 km from ATL
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 23,025 · city coordinates 33.7267, -84.2725
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. BHM KBHM
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport · Birmingham
215 km from ATL · America/Chicago · -1h · elevation 650 ft (198 m) · airport coordinates 33.5629, -86.7507
2. TYS KTYS
McGhee Tyson Airport · Knoxville/Maryville
245 km from ATL · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 981 ft (299 m) · airport coordinates 35.8110, -83.9940
3. BNA KBNA
Nashville International Airport · Nashville
344 km from ATL · America/Chicago · -1h · elevation 599 ft (183 m) · airport coordinates 36.1245, -86.6782
Route-time reference set
1. ATL-BHM
Birmingham · 215 km · 1h 6m
America/Chicago · -1h from ATL; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. ATL-TYS
Knoxville/Maryville · 245 km · 1h 9m
America/New_York · +0h from ATL; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. ATL-BNA
Nashville · 344 km · 1h 16m
America/Chicago · -1h from ATL; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
5 runways
Longest runway 12,390 ft / 3,776 m. 5 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
concrete (5)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for ATL.
Runway identifiers
08L/26R · 08R/26L · 09L/27R · 09R/27L · 10/28
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. BHM KBHM
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport · Birmingham · 215 km from ATL
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 650 ft (198 m) · 33.5629, -86.7507
2. TYS KTYS
McGhee Tyson Airport · Knoxville/Maryville · 245 km from ATL
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 981 ft (299 m) · 35.8110, -83.9940
3. BNA KBNA
Nashville International Airport · Nashville · 344 km from ATL
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 599 ft (183 m) · 36.1245, -86.6782
4. SAV KSAV
Savannah Hilton Head International Airport · Savannah · 345 km from ATL
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 50 ft (15 m) · 32.1266, -81.2000
5. CLT KCLT
Charlotte Douglas International Airport · Charlotte · 365 km from ATL
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 748 ft (228 m) · 35.2140, -80.9431
6. CHS KCHS
Charleston International Airport · Charleston · 416 km from ATL
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 46 ft (14 m) · 32.8962, -80.0382
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta is the primary airport for the Atlanta region and one of the world's busiest connecting hubs.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for ATL.
Source note 2
The airport is organized around domestic and international terminal areas connected to seven concourses.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for ATL.
Country and authority
ATL sits in United States (United States of America), whose capital is Washington, D.C.. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, North America.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: USD ($). ATL is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Airport serving Atlanta, Georgia, United States. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the primary international airport serving Atlanta and its surrounding metropolitan area in the U.S. Location cue: Located 10 mi south of the Downtown Atlanta district, it is named after former Atlanta mayors William B.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q214861 · Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Owner / owning body: City of Atlanta. Administrative area: Georgia · Atlanta · College Park · Clayton County. Named after: Atlanta · Asa Griggs Candler · Maynard Jackson · William B. Hartsfield
Field and clock profile
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport is a low-elevation field at 1,026 ft (313 m), positioned at 33.6367° N, 84.4281° W in the Northern subtropics. The runway snapshot lists 5 runways and a longest runway of 12,390 ft / 3,776 m. The airport clock uses America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
East Point is the closest retained city-time anchor at 4.9 km. BHM Birmingham is the closest retained airport alternative at 215 km.
Country airport peers
ATL is compared with BHM Birmingham at 215 km, TYS Knoxville/Maryville at 245 km, BNA Nashville at 344 km, SAV Savannah at 345 km, CLT Charlotte at 365 km inside the retained United States airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
ATL-BHM Birmingham: 215 km, about 1h 6m, -1h. ATL-TYS Knoxville/Maryville: 245 km, about 1h 9m, +0h. ATL-BNA Nashville: 344 km, about 1h 16m, -1h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident KATL backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. atl.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Delta Air Lines
Terminal footprint
2 terminals / 7 concourses
Runway footprint
5 runways · longest 12,390 ft / 3,776 m
Runway identifiers
08L/26R, 08R/26L, 09L/27R, 09R/27L
OurAirports classifies ATL as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Atlanta.
ATL (KATL) is a low-elevation field at 1,026 ft (313 m) in the subtropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
ATL also has a clear airline-network role: the source summary describes it as delta air lines hub with a very large domestic and international connecting bank..
ATL's runway record lists 5 runways, with the longest runway at 12,390 ft / 3,776 m and source surfaces recorded as concrete (5).
City of Atlanta Department of Aviation is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for ATL.
- Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta is the primary airport for the Atlanta region and one of the world's busiest connecting hubs.
- The airport is organized around domestic and international terminal areas connected to seven concourses.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at atl.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for ATL
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
ATL uses America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport is about 13 km from central Atlanta; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
BHM Birmingham is the closest retained alternate at 215 km, time difference -1h.
When source checks matter
atl.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place ATL inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
ATL ranks #4 in the curated United States airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 94 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
ATL shares America/New_York with ALB Albany US · BDL Hartford US · BOS Boston US · BUF Buffalo US · BWI Baltimore US · CHS Charleston US. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
ATL is 1,026 ft (313 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include MCI 1,026 ft (313 m) (0 ft delta) · FIH 1,027 ft (313 m) (1 ft delta) · OUA 1,037 ft (316 m) (11 ft delta) · BZV 1,048 ft (319 m) (22 ft delta) · KTW 995 ft (303 m) (31 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
ATL's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are BHM 215 km -1h · TYS 245 km +0h · BNA 344 km -1h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | BHM | 215 km | 1h 6m | -1h | --:--:-- |
| Knoxville/Maryville | TYS | 245 km | 1h 9m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Nashville | BNA | 344 km | 1h 16m | -1h | --:--:-- |
ATL to BHM
Birmingham
Distance 215 km; estimated travel window 1h 6m; destination zone America/Chicago is -1h from ATL. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
ATL to TYS
Knoxville/Maryville
Distance 245 km; estimated travel window 1h 9m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from ATL. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
ATL to BNA
Nashville
Distance 344 km; estimated travel window 1h 16m; destination zone America/Chicago is -1h from ATL. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Atlanta is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from ATL, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
East Point
east-point · 4.9 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Forest Park
forest-park · 5.7 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Riverdale
riverdale · 7.3 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Union City
union-city · 12 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Atlanta
atlanta · 13 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Candler-McAfee
candler-mcafee · 18 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Decatur
decatur-4191124 · 20 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Belvedere Park
belvedere-park · 20 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
North Decatur
north-decatur · 20 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Stockbridge
stockbridge · 21 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Fayetteville
fayetteville-4194474 · 21 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
North Druid Hills
north-druid-hills · 23 km · America/New_York
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport is associated in the current source trail with Delta Air Lines, which makes carrier-specific schedule checks especially important before acting on a route plan.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Birmingham (BHM), Knoxville/Maryville (TYS), Nashville (BNA). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Delta Air Lines hub with a very large domestic and international connecting bank..
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: 2 terminals / 7 concourses.
- Runway footprint: 5 runways; longest runway 12,390 ft / 3,776 m; identifiers 08L/26R, 08R/26L, 09L/27R.
- Runway surfaces: concrete (5); 5 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: City of Atlanta Department of Aviation.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1926.
- Network role: Delta Air Lines.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from ATL. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International AirportBHM
Birmingham · large airport
- Distance
- 215 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- -1h
- Elevation
- 650 ft (198 m)
Compare against BHM when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
McGhee Tyson AirportTYS
Knoxville/Maryville · large airport
- Distance
- 245 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 981 ft (299 m)
Compare against TYS when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Nashville International AirportBNA
Nashville · large airport
- Distance
- 344 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- -1h
- Elevation
- 599 ft (183 m)
Compare against BNA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in?▾
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport is in the America/New_York timezone (UTC-04:00, EDT).
What are the codes for Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport?▾
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport uses IATA code ATL and ICAO code KATL.
Where is Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport located?▾
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport is located in Atlanta, United States at coordinates 33.6367° N, 84.4281° W, with an elevation of 1,026 ft (313 m) (low-elevation field in the subtropics).
How far is Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport from central Atlanta?▾
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport sits roughly 13 km from the nearest mapped city center for Atlanta.
Which route reference is most useful from ATL?▾
Birmingham (BHM) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 6m, destination timezone America/Chicago, and a -1h difference from ATL.
Which authority regulates ATL?▾
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport sits inside United States, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
What other airports in United States are close peers to ATL?▾
ATL's curated peers in United States on this site include BHM Birmingham, TYS Knoxville/Maryville, BNA Nashville, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport have?▾
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 5 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 12,390 ft / 3,776 m; identifiers include 08L/26R, 08R/26L, 09L/27R.