Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta Airport Case Study Essay

1. Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL) is currently the world's busiest airport serving over 100 million passengers a year. This all began in 1925 when Mayor Walter Sims purchased an abandoned race track in hopes of transforming it into an airfield. First being named Candler Field after the former auto track owners, Atlanta saw its first commercial flight with Florida Airways just one year later. In June of 1930, Delta Air Service (Delta Air lines known as today), performed a trial route from Candler Field to Birmingham Alabama and made it a permanent route soon after. With Delta beginning its service, Eastern Air Transport decided to join the market and make its first passenger service route from Atlanta to New York. In the late 1930's and early 1940's, Candler Field went through many developments such as the first control tower being constructed, the airfield doubling in size after it was labeled as an air base during World War 2, as well as the …show more content…
To reduce congestion, Atlanta Municipal Airport opened the largest single terminal in the country which proved to still be too small with the increasing traffic. Soon after William B. Hartsfield dies in 1971, Atlanta Municipal Airport changed its name to Hartsfield Jackson International Airport with Eastern Airlines providing Atlanta's first international service. Yet again, Atlanta constructs another passenger terminal in the 1980s, making it the largest in the world by being able to accommodate up to fifty five million passengers a year. With the foundation of Hartsfield Jackson in place, many developments are still made such as new runways, concourses and improved security measures to make the airport more efficient and effective. It is not until 2003 when Atlanta's airport receives its final name of Hartsfield Jackson International