Hartsfield Jackson Case Study

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Hartsfield–Jackson had its beginnings with a five-year, rent-free lease on 287 acres (116 ha) that was the home of an abandoned auto racetrack named The Atlanta Speedway. (ATL Fact Sheet, 2015) The lease was signed April 16, 1925, by Mayor Walter Sims, who committed the city to develop it into an airfield. (ATL Fact Sheet, 2015) As part of the agreement, the property was renamed Candler Field after its former owner, Coca-Cola tycoon and former Atlanta mayor Asa Candler. (ATL Fact Sheet, 2015) The first flight into Candler Field was September 15, 1926, a Florida Airways mail plane flying from Jacksonville, Florida. In May 1928, Pitcairn Aviation began service to Atlanta, followed in June 1930 by Delta Air Service. (ATL Fact Sheet, 2015) Later those two airlines, now known as Eastern Air Lines and Delta Air Lines, respectively, would both use Atlanta as their chief hubs. (ATL Fact Sheet, 2015) The airport 's weather station became the official location for Atlanta 's weather observations September 1, 1928, and records by the National Weather Service. (ATL Fact Sheet, 2015) According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) the hub for Delta airlines, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, is the busiest airport in the world in both passenger traffic as well as operations. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport recently retained the title as the world 's busiest passenger airport for the 15th straight year. Growth and improvements happen every day at the airport, all of them directed toward creating the best possible experience for you and other travelers to and through Atlanta. (Reed, 2015) That means the airport continues to expand its options for travelers, from adding Southwest Airlines to its roster of passenger airlines to updating food and beverage outlets throughout the terminals with local legends and world-renowned brands. (Reed, 2015) Hartsfield–Jackson International Airport is a focus city for Southwest Airlines and Frontier Airlines and is the primary hub of Delta Air Lines and Delta Connection partner ExpressJet; at nearly 1,000 flights a day, the Delta hub is the world 's largest airline hub. (ATL Fact Sheet, 2015) Delta Air Lines flew 59.01% of passengers from the airport in February 2011, AirTran flew 17.76%, and ExpressJet flew 13.86%. (ATL Fact Sheet, 2015) In addition to hosting Delta 's corporate headquarters, Hartsfield–Jackson is also the home of Delta 's Technical Operations Center, which is the airline 's primary maintenance, repair and overhaul arm. (ATL Fact Sheet, 2015) The airport has international service to North America, South America, Central America, Europe, Asia and Africa. As an international gateway to the United States, Hartsfield–Jackson ranks sixth. (ATL Fact Sheet, 2015) In 1967, the city and the airlines began work on a plan for development of Atlanta Municipal Airport. …show more content…
(ATL Fact Sheet, 2015) Construction began on the present midfield terminal in January 1977 under the administration of Mayor Maynard Jackson. It was the largest construction project in the South, costing $500 million. (ATL Fact Sheet, 2015) The complex was designed by Stevens & Wilkinson, Smith Hinchman & Grylls, and Minority Airport Architects & Planners. (ATL Fact Sheet, 2015) Named for former Atlanta mayor William Berry Hartsfield, who did much to promote air travel, William B. Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport opened on September 21, 1980, on-time and under budget. (ATL Fact Sheet, 2015) It was designed to accommodate up to 55 million passengers per year and covered 2.5 million square feet (230,000 m²). (ATL Fact Sheet, 2015) In December 1984 a 9,000-foot (2,700 m) fourth parallel runway was completed and another runway was extended to 11,889 feet (3,624 m) the following year. (ATL Fact Sheet, 2015) Although Eastern was …show more content…
Jackson Jr. International Terminal. With the Federal Aviation Administration forecasting that international traffic will increase by more than 30 percent over the next four years to 13 million in 2015, and then the new terminal will support the ever-changing needs of our airline partners and our customers for years to come. (Reed, 2015) Boasting in 2013 94.4 million passengers and 911,074 take-offs and landings. (FAA, 2015) So despite a slight drop in passengers and operations in year over year for passengers and operations, Atlanta might be crowding too quickly for the current NextGen strategy to mitigate in the next two decades. (Van

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