Airport · ICAO · US
Class BHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport
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FAA Airport Diagram · KATL
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Runways at KATL
10 runway ends on file. Longest: 12,390 ft. Max gradient: 0.46%
| Designator | Heading | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting | Gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09L | 090° | 12,390 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | Yes | — |
| 27R | 270° | 12,390 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | Yes | — |
| 08R | 090° | 9,999 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | Yes | — |
| 26L | 270° | 9,999 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | Yes | — |
| 08L | 090° | 9,000 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | Yes | — |
| 26R | 270° | 9,000 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | Yes | — |
| 09R | 090° | 9,000 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | Yes | — |
| 27L | 270° | 9,000 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | Yes | — |
| 10 | 090° | 9,000 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | Yes | 0.03% |
| 28 | 270° | 9,000 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | Yes | 0.03% |
Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).
Communications
12 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.
- ATIS ATIS 119.650
- CLD CLNC DEL 118.100
- GND GND 121.650
- TWR ATLANTA TWR 119.100
- APP ATLANTA APP (090°-269°) 127.900
- APP ATLANTA APPROACH 128.000
- DEP ATLANTA DEP (RWAY 10-28) 121.225
- DEP ATLANTA DEP (RWAY 09-27) 125.650
- DEP ATLANTA DEP (RWY 08-26) 133.475
- RDO MACON RDO 116.900
- SFA SFA 130.697
- UNIC UNICOM 122.950
📻 Live ATC audio
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Navaids associated with KATL
- NDB AT
Catta
0.38 MHz · TERMINAL · MEDIUM
- NDB BR
Redan
0.27 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW
- VORTAC ATL
Atlanta
116.90 MHz · DME 116.90 · BOTH · HIGH
Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement
Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KATL, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.
4 matched · 72 not yet translated
TL;DR
- ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 10–28: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
- ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSF Rwy 33; HIRL Rwy 15–33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
- ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
Watch for
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 10–28: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSF Rwy 33; HIRL Rwy 15–33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
pcl ctaf
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
wildlife hazard
All translated remarks (4)
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 10–28: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Raw FAA text · preamble · operational
RWY 10–28: H9000X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–75, D–209, 2D–600, 2D/2D2…
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Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory
Ldg fee.
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSF Rwy 33; HIRL Rwy 15–33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
Raw FAA text · service · operational
ACTVT MALSF Rwy 33; HIRL Rwy 15–33—CTAF
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational
Wildlife invof arpt.
Not yet translated · raw FAA text (72 sentences)
Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.
- ·200 GEORGIA – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – HARTSFIELD/JACKSON ATLANTA INTL (ATL)(KATL) 7 S UTC–5(–4DT) N33º38.20´ W84º25.67´ 1026 B LRA Class I, ARFF Index E NOTAM FILE ATL RWY 09L–27R: H12390X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–120, D–200, 2D–360 PCR 1336 R/C/W/T HIRL CL RWY 09L: PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 71´.
- ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 72´.
- ·RVR–TMR Thld dsplcd 500´.
- ·RWY 08R–26L: H9999X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–120, D–200, 2D–360 PCR 1307 R/C/W/T HIRL CL RWY 08R: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 67´.
- ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 63´.
- ·RWY 08L–26R: H9000X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–120, D–200, 2D–360 PCR 1437 R/D/W/T HIRL CL RWY 08L: ALSF2.
- ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 70´.
- ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 69´.
- ·RWY 09R–27L: H9000X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–120, D–200, 2D–360 PCR 1068 R/C/W/T HIRL CL RWY 09R: ALSF2.
- ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 70´.
- ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 79´.
- ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 72´.
- ·RVR–TMR Tower. 0.3% down.
- ·LAND AND HOLD–SHORT OPERATIONS LDG RWY HOLD–SHORT POINT AVBL LDG DIST RWY 08L TWY B13 8490 RWY 09R TWY J 8627 RWY 26R TWY H 8500 RWY 27L TWY P 8600
- ·RWY 08L:TORA–9000 TODA–9000 ASDA–8800 LDA–8800 RWY 08R:TORA–9999 TODA–10999 ASDA–9999 LDA–9999 RWY 09L:TORA–12390 TODA–12390 ASDA–11730 LDA–11730 RWY 09R:TORA–9000 TODA–9000 ASDA–9000 LDA–9000 RWY 10: TORA–9000 TODA–9000 ASDA–9000 LDA–9000 RWY 26L:TORA–9999 TODA–9999 ASDA–9999 LDA–9999 RWY 26R:TORA–9000 TODA–9000 ASDA–8500 LDA–8500 RWY 27L:TORA–9000 TODA–9000 ASDA–8865 LDA–8865 RWY 27R:TORA–12390 TODA–12390 ASDA–12390 LDA–11890 RWY 28: TORA–9000 TODA–9000 ASDA–9000 LDA–9000
- ·S4 FUEL 100, 100LL, JET A OX 1, 2, 3, 4 LGT PAPI Rwy 26L unusable byd 7º left and right of RCL.
- ·PAPI Rwy 26R unusable byd 6º left and 7º right of RCL.
- ·Rotating bcn located S of Twy R7, N of Twy SJ2 near fire station.
- ·Noise & opns monitoring system (NOMS) program in effect; call the Atlanta Dept of Aviation 770–43–NOISE or 770–436–6473 for more info.
- ·Bird act on and invof arpt.
- ·Acft with a wingspan of greater than 214 ft are restricted fm using Twy F east of Ramp 5 north and west of Twy D.
- ·All acft with wingspans greater than 214´ are required to use taxi speeds not greater than 15 mph on Twy A, Twy L, Twy M, and Twy SJ.
- ·When acft with wingspans greater than 214´ are present on the field, all other acft must adhere to the twy centerline on Twy L and Twy M, Twy E and Twy F, and Twy SC and Twy SJ between Twy SG and Twy R due to separation between the parallel twys.
- ·Two acft with wingspans greater than 225 ft may not taxi simultaneously on adjacent parallel twys Twys L/M except west of Twy L7 at speeds less than 15 mph.
- ·No acft with wingspan 226 ft or gtr can taxi on Twy M btn L14 and L16, Twy N btn P and SC, or Twy N btn U and K.
- ·Acft with wingspan greater than 171´ are rstd from using Twy V.
- ·Acft with wingspan gtr than 171´ are required to use taxi speeds less than 15 mph when passing acft with wingspan greater than 214´ on Twy L and Twy M (east of Twy L7).
- ·No acft with wingspan greater than 213´ may pass another acft with wingspan greater than or equal to 225´ on Twy L and Twy M east of Twy L7.
- ·When acft with wingspan greater than or equal to 172 ft is present on Twy E btn Twy E13 and apch end Rwy 26L, no acft with wingspan greater than or equal to 144 ft may be present on echo pad.
- ·Acft should not exct the acute angled twy turn Ebnd to Nbnd from Twy N to Twy J.
+ 42 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text
Chart Supplement
FAA Chart Supplement entry for KATL — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.
NTSB events at KATL
240 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 64 most recent.
Total events
86
since 1982
Fatal
2
2.3% of total
Last 5 years
6
≈ 1.2/yr
Last 10 years
12
≈ 1.2/yr
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Operations volume
FAA TAF · history through 2024
Peak: 989,305 ops in 2007
2024 total
791,067
10-yr total
8,024,758
2024 mix
AC/AT 99% · GA 1% · Mil 0%
Events / million ops
1.5
last 10 years
Fatal / million ops
0.03
approximate · 10-yr scaled
Last 10 years · n=12
- Other 7
- Ground collision 2
- Fire / smoke 1
- Stall / spin 1
- Engine failure / power loss 1
All time · n=236
- Other 177
- Stall / spin 20
- Ground collision 19
- Weather · wind / icing / convective 7
- Engine failure / power loss 4
- Gear-up landing 4
- Fire / smoke 2
- Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.
+ 176 more on file
NASA ASRS near-miss reports at KATL
2 de-identified reports reference this airfield in the public ASRS Database Report Sets. Voluntary, first-person pilot/controller accounts of safety-relevant events that didn't reach the NTSB. Reports represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.
- ACN 2107205 Controlled Flight Toward Terrain
Air carrier First Officer reported receiving a low altitude alert from ATL Tower on final approach. Flight crew leveled off and landed safely.
Commercial Fixed Wing
- ACN 2030251 Runway Incursions
Air carrier crew reported a conflict while on final approach with another aircraft taxing across the landing runway at a tower controlled airport in VMC. ATC directed the air carrier crew to go around when the other airc
Commercial Fixed Wing
Designees in GA
Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as KATL — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.
CFI
2,408
Flight Instructors
A&P
13,587
Mechanics
AME
61
Medical Examiners (AME)
DME
10
Mechanic Examiners (DME)
DPRE
1
Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE)
DAR-F
17
Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)
DAR-T
9
Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)
DER-Y
9
Engineering — Company (DER-Y)
DER-T
38
Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)
SAE
31
Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)
APD
127
Aircrew Program Designees (APD)
TCE
141
Training Center Evaluators (TCE)
ODA
4
Organizational Designations
Schools
65
Flight Schools
FBO
80
Fixed Base Operators
Clubs
28
Flying Clubs
Repair
15
Repair / Maintenance Shops
EAA
25
EAA Chapters
DPEs near KATL
Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.
| Designee | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Emin | Atlanta | GA | 8 nm |
| Stanley Carroll Musick | Peachtree City | GA | 16 nm |
| William Miller | Hampton | GA | 17 nm |
| Hudson David Macaluso | Senoia | GA | 21 nm |
| Zachary Scott Kirk | Newnan | GA | 23 nm |
| Mark Allen Hubbard | Locust Grove | GA | 24 nm |
| Richard Hayes | Acworth | GA | 28 nm |
| Brendon Leon Browne | Covington | GA | 29 nm |
| Raymond Ernest Fowler | Carrollton | GA | 33 nm |
| James Karlovich | Cartersville | GA | 37 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.
CFIs near KATL
Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.
| Instructor | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Robert Swoner | Hapeville | GA | 2 nm |
| Mark Richard Astifan | Hapeville | GA | 2 nm |
| William Jason Perez | Hapeville | GA | 2 nm |
| Kevin Charles Bray | Hapeville | GA | 2 nm |
| Kenneth Neal Gordon | Hapeville | GA | 2 nm |
| Robert James Longino | College Park | GA | 2 nm |
| Dane Christian Bielfelt | College Park | GA | 2 nm |
| Marcus Jakes Savery | College Park | GA | 2 nm |
| Kelvin Scale | College Park | GA | 2 nm |
| Robert Francis Regan Jr | East Point | GA | 3 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.
A&P mechanics near KATL
Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.
| Mechanic | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Larry Martin | Hapeville | GA | 2 nm |
| Charles Robert Kubrak | Hapeville | GA | 2 nm |
| Richard Craig Cliatt | Hapeville | GA | 2 nm |
| Brian James Ballard | Hapeville | GA | 2 nm |
| Timothy Andrew Pierce | Hapeville | GA | 2 nm |
| Max Eugene Gill | Hapeville | GA | 2 nm |
| Kevin Howell Cowart | Hapeville | GA | 2 nm |
| Douglas F Aronoff | Hapeville | GA | 2 nm |
| William Bryce Greene | Hapeville | GA | 2 nm |
| Dyrita Broughton | Hapeville | GA | 2 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.
Repair stations near KATL
Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.
| Shop | Distance |
|---|---|
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Atlanta, GA Duluth, GA | 23 nm |
| Avias Aircraft Services Kennesaw, GA | 24 nm |
| Oasis Aviation Maintenance Newnan, GA | 26 nm |
| Precision Avionics Specialists, Inc Griffin, GA | 26 nm |
| Classic Aircraft Maintenance, Inc. Newnam, GA | 26 nm |
| Avionics West, Inc. Dallas, GA | 31 nm |
| Gwinnett Aero Maintenance, LLC Lawrenceville, GA | 31 nm |
| Aeropaint II Carrollton, GA | 36 nm |
| Georgia Avionics (subsidiary of abAviation) Winder, GA | 43 nm |
| Southern Dawg Detailing LLC Winder, GA | 43 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.
Canonical references
The agency-of-record links pilots use for KATL: charts, weather, NOTAMs, accident records. We surface them all from one URL — no SEO sludge, no clickthrough farms.
- FAA Chart Supplement (CSUP) A/FD entry — official FAA ↗
- SkyVector — sectional + IFR charts Charts, runways, fuel, NOTAMs ↗
- AirNav — frequencies, FBOs, fuel Pilot-facing summary ↗
- NTSB CAROL — accident search Filter by airport name ↗
- FAA Notice to Air Missions NOTAMs (live) ↗
- aviationweather.gov — METAR / TAF Live observation ↗