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Class B

Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport

ID KATL FAA ATL Elev 1,026 ft Lat 33° 38.20' N Lon 84° 25.69' W Zulu

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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

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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

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 10–28: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • 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

  • 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)

  • 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…

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Ldg fee.

  • 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

  • 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

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

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

2005 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

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

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.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-09-10 Airbus,Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)/Bombardier A350-941,CL600 2D24-900 · Other · VMC
2024-08-31 Airbus,Airbus A330-323,A350 · Other · day
2022-08-06 Boeing 757-251 · Other · night
2019-04-04 McDonnell Douglas MD88 · Ground collision · IMC · night
2019-03-10 Boeing,Boeing 737,757 · Other · night
2017-11-29 Boeing 737-932ER · Other · IMC · day
2013-03-07 Boeing 757-232 · Other · dusk
2011-05-23 Boeing 757 · Weather · day
2011-03-11 Boeing 757-232 · Other · day
2009-10-27 Boeing 767-432ER · Weather · IMC · day
2009-10-19 Boeing 767 · Other · night
2009-01-02 Boeing 777 · Stall / spin
2007-04-22 Airbus Industrie A319-111 · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2004-07-13 Airbus Industrie A320-233 · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2025-02-24 Boeing 717 · Other · day
2025-01-10 Boeing 757 · Engine failure · IMC · day
2024-12-11 Cessna 560 · Ground collision · night
2019-11-06 Embraer ERJ170 · Stall / spin · night
2018-04-18 Airbus A330 323 · Fire · day
2017-06-23 Airbus A321 · Other · day
2014-09-21 Boeing 747 · Engine failure · VMC · day
2014-01-31 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CO MD 88 · Weather · VMC · day
2013-05-19 Boeing 747 · Stall / spin · day
2011-12-08 Boeing,Boeing 757-351,737-732 · Other · night
2011-10-23 Bombardier CL600 2C10 · Stall / spin
2011-10-10 Boeing 757-251 · Engine failure · day
2011-10-07 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CO MD-88 · Other · VMC · day
2011-05-12 Boeing,Boeing 737-732,737-832 · Ground collision · VMC · day
2010-07-17 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CO MD-88 · Stall / spin
2009-06-11 BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B1 · Stall / spin · day
2009-03-28 McDonnell Douglas MD88 · Other · IMC · day
2009-01-20 MD HELICOPTER INC 369E · Other · VMC · day
2007-07-12 Boeing 777-232 · Other · VMC · day
2007-05-02 McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2007-01-10 Boeing 757-212 · Other · VMC
2004-03-05 Boeing 717-200 · Other · day
2003-08-01 Boeing 717-200 · Ground collision · VMC · day
2003-03-01 Aerospatiale ATR-72-212 · Weather · IMC · night
2002-06-02 Bombardier CL600-2B19 · Weather · VMC · night
2002-05-29 Boeing 757-200 · Weather · day
2002-04-05 Boeing 767-332ER · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2001-06-05 Boeing 757 · Other · VMC · day
2000-11-29 Douglas DC-9 · Stall / spin · day
1998-11-08 McDonnell Douglas MD-11 · Stall / spin
1998-11-01 Boeing 737-200 · Ground collision · VMC · dusk
1997-02-13 Boeing 727-232 · Stall / spin · IMC · day
1997-01-31 Boeing 757-232 · Other · day
1995-12-29 Boeing 737-232 · Ground collision · VMC · day
1995-06-08 Douglas DC-9-32 · Fire · dusk
1995-01-19 Boeing 737-247 · Runway excursion · IMC · day
1992-10-12 Cessna 310K · Other · VMC · day
1992-06-02 Lockheed L-1011-1 · Stall / spin · VMC · day
1991-11-20 McDonnell Douglas MD-88 · Stall / spin · day
1991-05-05 McDonnell Douglas MD-88 · Ground collision · IMC · night
1990-06-21 Douglas DC-9-51 · Other · night
1990-06-07 Douglas DC-9-31 · Stall / spin · night
1990-05-31 Douglas DC-9-31 · Other · day
1990-03-13 Douglas DC-9-31 · Weather · VMC · night-moonlit
1990-01-18 Beech,Boeing A100,727 · Ground collision · night
1989-11-29 Boeing 727-225 · Stall / spin · VMC · day
1989-11-13 Learjet 24 · Other · VMC · dawn
1989-08-03 Convair 640 (340D) · Other · VMC · day
1989-06-26 Boeing 737-291 · Other · day
1988-12-19 Lockheed L-1011 · Other · day

+ 176 more on file

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.