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Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport


IATA: ATL – ICAO: KATL – FAA: ATL
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Atlanta
Operator Department of Aviation
Serves Atlanta, Georgia
Location unincorporated areas, Atlanta, College Park, and Hapeville
Fulton & Clayton Counties
Hub for AirTran Airways
Delta Air Lines

Elevation AMSL 1,026 ft / 313 m
Coordinates 33°38′12″N 084°25′41″W / 33.63667°N 84.42806°W / 33.63667; -84.42806
Website www.atlanta-airport.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8L/26R 9,000 2,743 Concrete
8R/26L 10,000 3,048 Concrete
9L/27R 11,890 3,624 Concrete
9R/27L 9,000 2,743 Concrete
10/28 9,000 2,743 Concrete
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 52 16 Asphalt
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations 978,824
Source: Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport[1]
Hartsfield–Jackson International Airport's Diagram
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (IATA: ATL, ICAO: KATL, FAA LID: ATL), known locally as Atlanta Airport, Hartsfield Airport, and Hartsfield–Jackson, is located seven miles (11 km) south of the central business district of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It is the world's busiest airport by passenger traffic, serving 90 million passengers per year, as well as by number of landings and take-offs.[2] The airport is the primary hub of Delta Air Lines, AirTran Airways, Delta Connection under the Shuttle America name, and Delta Connection partner Atlantic Southeast Airlines; the Delta hub is the world's largest airline hub. Delta Air Lines flew 55.4% of passengers from the airport in 2008, AirTran flew 19.27%, and Atlantic Southeast Airlines flew 12.94%.[1] The airport has 151 domestic and 28 international gates.[3]

Hartsfield–Jackson held its ranking as the world's busiest airport in 2008, both in terms of passengers and number of flights, by accommodating 90 million passengers and 978,824 flights.[1] Many of the nearly one million flights are domestic flights from within the United States where Atlanta serves as a major hub for travel throughout the Southern United States.

Hartsfield–Jackson International 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 seventh; John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City is first.[4] However, the airport is increasingly becoming a major gateway for international flights; 2008 saw international traffic jump 3.18 percent over the previous year, with more than 4.6 million passengers boarding international flights.[1]

The airport is located mostly in unincorporated areas in Fulton and Clayton counties; the city limits of Atlanta,[5] College Park,[6] and Hapeville extend to the airport grounds.[7] The airport is reachable by train on MARTA.

Contents [hide]
1 History
2 Expansion
2.1 Hartsfield–Jackson Rental Car Center
2.2 Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. International Terminal
3 Layout
3.1 The Automated People Mover
3.2 MARTA Station
4 Main Terminal and baggage claim
4.1 North Terminal
4.2 South Terminal
5 Terminals, airlines, and destinations
5.1 Concourse T
5.2 Concourse A
5.3 Concourse B
5.4 Concourse C
5.5 Concourse D
5.6 International Concourse E
5.7 Atlantic Aviation
6 Cargo airlines
7 Accidents and incidents
7.1 Accidents en route
7.2 Incidents
7.3 Chemical spills
7.4 Security incidents
7.5 Crime
7.6 Lightning strike
8 In culture
9 Other notes
10 See also
11 References
12 External links


[edit] History
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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport's Air Traffic Control TowerHartsfield–Jackson had its beginnings with a five-year, rent free lease on 287 acres (116 ha) that had been the home of an abandoned auto racetrack. The lease was signed on April 16, 1925, by Mayor Walter Sims, who committed the city to develop it into an airfield. As part of the agreement, the property was renamed Candler Field after its former owner, Coca-Cola tycoon and former Atlanta mayor Asa Candler. The first flight into Candler Field was on 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. Later these two airlines, known as Eastern Air Lines and Delta Air Lines, respectively, would both use Atlanta as their chief hubs.[citation needed]

It was a busy airport from its inception and by the end of 1930 it placed third behind New York City and Chicago for regular daily flights with sixteen arriving and departing.[8] Candler Field's first control tower was opened March 1939.[9]

See also: Atlanta Army Airfield
In October 1940 the U.S. government declared it an military airfield and the United States Army Air Force operated Atlanta Army Airfield jointly with Candler Field. The Air Force used the airport primarily for the servicing of transient aircraft, with many different types of combat aircraft being maintained at the airport. During World War II, the airport doubled in size and set a record of 1,700 takeoffs and landings in a single day, making it the nation's busiest airport in terms of flight operation. Atlanta Army Airfield closed after war's end.[9]

In 1946 Candler Field was renamed Atlanta Municipal Airport. In 1948, more than one million passengers passed through a war surplus hangar that served as a terminal building. On June 1, 1956, an Eastern Airlines flight to Montreal, Canada was the first international flight out of Atlanta. In 1957, Atlanta had its first jet flight: a Sud Aviation Caravelle from Washington D.C. That same year, work on a new terminal began to help alleviate congestion. Atlanta was the busiest airport in the country with more than two million passengers passing through that year and, between noon and 2 p.m. each day, it became the busiest airport in the world.[9]

On May 3, 1961, a new $21 million terminal opened, the largest in the country, being able to accommodate over six million travelers a year. The new airport was stretched past its capacity the very first year when nine and half million people passed through.[10] In 1967, the city of Atlanta and the airlines began to work on a master plan for future development of Atlanta Municipal Airport.[citation needed]

Construction had begun 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. 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.[11] It was designed to accommodate up to 55 million passengers per year and covered 2.5 million square feet (230,000 m²). In December 1984 a 9000-foot (3 km) fourth parallel runway was completed, and another runway was extended to 11,889 feet (3.6 km) the following year.[9]

In May 2001, construction of a 9,000-foot (2,700 m) fifth runway (10-28) began. It was completed at a cost of $1.28 billion and opened on May 27, 2006,[12] and was the first runway added since 1984. It bridges Interstate 285 (the Perimeter) on the south side of the airport. The massive project, which involved putting fill dirt eleven stories high in some places, destroyed some surrounding neighborhoods, and dramatically changed the scenery of two cemeteries on the property, Flat Rock Cemetery and Hart Cemetery.[13] It was added to help ease some of the traffic problems caused by landing small- and mid-size aircraft on the longer runways which are also used by larger planes such as the Boeing 777, which generally require longer takeoff distances than the smaller planes. With the fifth runway, Hartsfield–Jackson is one of only a few airports that can perform triple simultaneous landings.[14] The fifth runway is expected to increase the capacity for landings and take-offs by 40%, from an average of 184 flights per hour to 237 flights per hour.[15]

Along with the construction of the fifth runway, a new control tower was built to see the entire length of the runway. The new control tower is the tallest airport control tower in the United States, with a height of over 398 feet (121 m). The old control tower, 585 feet (178 m) away from the new control tower, was demolished August 5, 2006.[citation needed]

In 2003, Atlanta's city council voted on October 20 to change the name from Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport to the current Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, in honor of former mayor Maynard Jackson, the first African-American mayor of Atlanta, who had died on June 23, 2003. The council had initially planned on renaming the airport solely for Mayor Jackson, but public outcry,[16] especially by Mayor Hartsfield's descendants, prompted the compromise.[17]

In April 2007, an "end-around taxiway" opened, called Taxiway Victor. It is expected to save an estimated $26 million to $30 million in fuel by allowing airplanes landing on the northernmost runway to taxi to the gate area without preventing other aircraft from taking off. The taxiway drops approximately 30 feet (9.1 m) from the runway elevation to allow takeoffs to continue.[18]

As a result of the Southeastern U.S. drought of 2007, the airport (the eighth-largest water user in the state) has made changes to reduce water usage. This includes adjusting toilets, of which there are 725 commodes and 338 urinals, in addition to 601 sinks. (The two terminals alone use 917,000 gallons or about 3.5 million liters each day in average.) It also suspended the practice of using firetrucks to spray water over aircraft when the pilot made a last landing before retirement (a water salute).[19][20] The city of Macon offered to sell water to the airport, through a proposed pipeline.[21]

The airport today employs approximately 55,300 airline, ground transportation, concessionaire, security, federal government, City of Atlanta and Airport tenant employees and is considered the largest employment center in the State of Georgia. With a payroll of $2.4 billion, the airport has a direct and indirect economic impact of $3.2 billion on the local and regional economy and a total annual, regional economic impact of more than $19.8 billion.[22]

[edit] Expansion
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Sign installation visible from departing flights, emphasizing the presence of Delta Air Lines.
A view of the International Concourse E and Control Tower at nightIn 1999, Hartsfield–Jackson's leadership established the Development Program: "Focus On the Future" involving multiple construction projects with the intention of preparing the airport to handle a projected demand of 121 million passengers in 2015. The program was originally budgeted at $5.4 billion over a ten-year period, but due to project delays and increased construction costs, the total is now projected at over $9 billion.[23]

[edit] Hartsfield–Jackson Rental Car Center
See Also: ATL Skytrain

The Hartsfield–Jackson Rental Car Center, scheduled for completion by November 2009, will house all ten current airport rental agencies with capacity for additional companies.[24] The complex will feature 9,900 parking spaces split up between two four-story parking decks that together cover 2.8 million square feet, a 137,000 square foot customer service center, and a maintenance center for vehicles, which will feature 140 gas pumps,and 30 bays for washing, each one equipped with a water recovery system.[24] The automated people mover, nicknamed the ATL Skytrain (using Mitsubishi Crystal Mover) will connect the facility to the airport and to the Gateway Center of the Georgia International Convention Center and the Hartsfield–Jackson Rental Car Center.[24] A four-lane roadway will also be built across Interstate 85 to connect the Hartsfield–Jackson Rental Car Center to the existing airport road network.[25]

[edit] Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. International Terminal

New terminalexterior renderingIn July 2003, current Atlanta mayor Shirley Franklin announced a new terminal to be named the Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr.. The new international terminal would be built on the east side of the airport near International Concourse E, on a site that has been occupied by air cargo facilities and the midfield control tower. It would add twelve new gates able to hold wide-body jets, as well as new check-in desks and a baggage claim area solely for international carriers. Additionally, the international terminal would have its own parking lot just for international passengers with over 1,100 spots. Arriving international passengers whose final destination is Atlanta will be able to keep possession of their luggage as they proceed to exit the airport. The new terminal will be affixed to Terminal E by the people mover tram and will also have new ground transportation access from I-75.[26]

It was slated to open in 2006. However, time and cost overruns led general manager Ben DeCosta to cancel the design contract in August 2005. The very next day the company sued the airport claiming "fraud" and "bad faith", blaming the airport authority for the problems.[27] Recently, Ben DeCosta awarded a new design contract on the new international terminal to Atlanta Gateway Designers (AGD). Current estimates place the terminal's cost at $1.4 billion and expected to open in 2011.[23][28]

Also scheduled to be completed after the new international terminal and concourse is a new terminal south of the current terminals. The new terminal is expected to include up to 70 gates.[29] The project is currently known as the South Gate Complex, and is estimated to cost around $1.8 billion. The new terminal will be connected to the main terminal by an expanded automated people mover system. [30]

[edit] Layout

The Transportation Mall. The portion between Concourse T and Concourse A also includes African-themed artwork and photographsHartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport has terminal and concourse space totaling 5.8 million square feet (~0.54 km²).[3] The airport has two terminals where passengers check in and claim bags, the North Terminal and the South Terminal. The two terminals are parts of a larger building. The portions of the building in between the two terminals include the Atrium (which has a large, open seating area, concessionaires and a bank), the main security checkpoint, car rental agencies and a MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority) train station.[31]

Six concourse buildings, parallel to one another, exist for passenger boarding. The first concourse is directly connected to the main terminal, and is known as the T-Gates (for Terminal). The remaining five concourses are arranged successively in distance from the terminal as Concourses A, B, C, D, and E.[3] Concourse E is the international terminal, and was opened in 1994 in time for the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, which were held in Atlanta .[32] The concourses are connected by an underground Transportation Mall, which begins at the main terminal and passes under the center of each concourse.[33] There used to be a second underground walkway between Concourses B and C located at the north end of the two concourses, that made it possible to transfer without returning all the way to the center of the concourse. This was originally constructed for Eastern Airlines, who occupied these two terminals. This is now blocked off and the old entrance at Terminal B has been replaced by a bank of arrival/departure monitors.


A concourse entrance to the underground people mover.[edit] The Automated People Mover
Main article: Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport Automated People Mover
In addition to a pedestrian walkway, which includes a series of moving walkways, connecting the concourses, the Transportation Mall also features an automated people mover. The Automated People Mover has a station at the east end of the main terminal for passengers entering the Transportation Mall after passing through security (this station also serves as the station for Concourse T), and a station at each of the remaining five concourses. There is an additional station for the Baggage Claim area, which is located directly underneath the Main Terminal. It is the world's busiest automated people mover, with over 64 million riders in 2002.[33]

[edit] MARTA Station
Main article: Airport (MARTA station)
Hartsfield–Jackson also has its own train station on the city's rapid transit system, MARTA. The above-ground station is inside in the main building, between the north and south terminals on the west end. The Airport train station is currently the southernmost station in the MARTA system.[34]

[edit] Main Terminal and baggage claim
[edit] North Terminal

A line of automated and staffed ticketing counters for Delta, Atlanta's major tenant airline.Air Canada
Air Canada Jazz
AirTran Airways
American Airlines
American Eagle
AmericanConnection operated by Chautauqua Airlines
British Airways
Continental Airlines
Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines
Frontier Airlines
Korean Air
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Lufthansa
Midwest Airlines
Spirit Airlines
United Airlines
United Express operated by Mesa Airlines
United Express operated by Shuttle America
US Airways
US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin
US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines
US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines
US Airways Express operated by Republic Airlines
Wings Air (USA)[35]
[edit] South Terminal
Air France
Alaska Airlines [Begins October 23][36]
Delta Air Lines
Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines
Delta Connection operated by Chautauqua Airlines
Delta Connection operated by Comair
Delta Connection operated by Freedom Airlines
Delta Connection operated by Mesaba Airlines
Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines
Delta Connection operated by Shuttle America
Delta Connection operated by SkyWest Airlines
Northwest Airlines1
1: Check-in for Northwest-operated flights are processed at Delta ticket counters.

[edit] Terminals, airlines, and destinations
The Atlanta airport has more nonstop flights and destinations than any airline hub in the world. It serves 261 nonstop destinations, including 83 international destinations in 54 countries, from 196 gates spread across six concourses: T, A, B, C, D, and E.

[edit] Concourse T
Concourse T (originally "T-Gates"; they are directly attached to the Terminal building) has 15 Gates: T1-T15 [37]

Airlines Destinations
American Airlines Chicago-O'Hare [ends April 5], Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami
American Eagle Chicago-O'Hare, Miami [begins April 6]
Delta Air Lines Albuquerque, Anchorage [seasonal], Austin, Baltimore, Bermuda, Birmingham (AL), Boston, Bozeman [seasonal], Buffalo, Charleston (SC), Charlotte, Chicago-Midway, Chicago-O'Hare, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Colorado Springs, Columbus (OH), Dallas/Fort Worth, Dayton, Daytona Beach, Denver, Detroit, Eagle/Vail [seasonal], El Paso, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Gulfport/Biloxi, Hartford/Springfield, Hayden/Steamboat Springs [seasonal], Hilton Head Island, Houston-Intercontinental, Huntsville/Decatur, Indianapolis, Jackson (MS), Jackson Hole [seasonal], Jacksonville (FL), Kalispell [seasonal], Kansas City, Key West [begins December 18], Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Louisville, Melbourne (FL), Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Mobile, Montrose/Telluride [seasonal], Nashville, New Orleans, New York-JFK, New York-LaGuardia, Newark, Newport News, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Ontario, Orange County, Orlando, Pensacola, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland (OR), Portland (ME), Providence [begins November 1], Raleigh/Durham, Reno / Tahoe, Richmond, Rochester (NY), Sacramento, St. Louis, St. Thomas, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (CA), San Juan (PR), Sarasota/Bradenton, Savannah, Seattle/Tacoma, Tallahassee, Tampa, Tri-Cities, Tucson, Tupelo, Vancouver [seasonal], Washington-Dulles, Washington-Reagan, West Palm Beach
United Airlines Chicago-O'Hare
United Express operated by Mesa Airlines Chicago-O'Hare, Washington-Dulles
United Express operated by Shuttle America Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, Washington-Dulles

[edit] Concourse A
Concourse A has 34 Gates: A1-A34 [38]

Airlines Destinations
Delta Air Lines See Concourse T
Delta Connection operated by Compass Airlines Charlotte, Louisville
Delta Connection operated by Shuttle America Charlotte, Chicago-Midway, Charleston (SC), Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Columbus (OH), Fort Walton Beach [begins November 2], Houston-Hobby, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Knoxville, Louisville, Memphis, Milwaukee, Nashville, Norfolk, Pittsburgh, San Antonio, Sarasota, St. Louis, Washington-Dulles, Washington-Reagan, Westchester County, White Plains

[edit] Concourse B
Concourse B has 35 Gates: B1-B34, B36 [39]

Airlines Destinations
Delta Air Lines See Concourse T
Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines Austin, Birmingham (AL), Charlotte, Chicago O'Hare, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Cleveland, Dayton, Greenville/Spartanburg, Houston-Hobby, Houston-Intercontinental, Huntsville/Decatur, Jackson (MS), Kansas City, Knoxville, Lexington, Louisville, Memphis, Milwaukee, Mobile, Nashville, New Orleans, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Richmond, San Antonio, St. Louis, Tallahassee, Washington-Dulles, Washington-Reagan
Delta Connection operated by SkyWest Airlines Aspen [seasonal], Bentonville, Chicago-O'Hare, Cleveland, Dallas/Fort Worth, El Paso, Greenville/Spartanburg, Halifax [seasonal], Houston-Hobby, Houston-Intercontinental, Huntsville/Decatur, Jackson (MS), Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Nashville, Oklahoma City, Pensacola, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Tri-Cities (TN), Tulsa

[edit] Concourse C
Concourse C has 48 Gates: C1-C22, C30-C53, C55-C57. [40]

Concourse C is the primary hub for AirTran Airways and Delta Connection carrier Atlantic Southeast Airlines

Note: AirTran flights to Cancún depart from Concourse C and arrive at Concourse E.

Airlines Destinations
AirTran Airways Akron/Canton, Aruba [begins December 19], Atlantic City, Baltimore, Bloomington, Boston, Branson, Buffalo, Cancún, Charleston (SC) [ends December 3], Charlotte, Chicago-Midway, Columbus (OH), Dallas/Fort Worth, Dayton, Denver, Detroit, Flint, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Harrisburg [seasonal], Houston-Hobby, Indianapolis, Jacksonville (FL), Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Moline/Quad Cities, Montego Bay [begins February 11], Nassau [begins December 17], New Orleans, New York-LaGuardia, Newark [ends October 25], Newport News, Orlando, Pensacola, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland (ME) [seasonal], Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, Rochester (NY), St. Louis, San Antonio, San Diego [seasonal], San Francisco, San Juan, Sarasota/Bradenton, Seattle/Tacoma [seasonal], Tampa, Washington-Dulles, Washington-Reagan, West Palm Beach, White Plains, Wichita
Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines Akron/Canton, Albany (GA), Albany (NY), Alexandria, Allentown/Bethlehem, Appleton, Asheville, Augusta (GA), Austin, Baton Rouge, Bentonville, Birmingham (AL), Bloomington (IL), Blountville/Tri-Cities, Brunswick, Burlington (VT) [ends October 30], Charleston (SC), Charleston (WV), Charlotte, Charlottesville, Chattanooga, Chicago-Midway, Cleveland, Columbia (SC), Columbus (GA), Columbus (MS), Dayton, Daytona Beach, Des Moines, Dothan, Evansville, Fayetteville (AR), Fayetteville (NC), Flint, Florence, Fort Myers, Fort Walton Beach, Fort Wayne, Freeport, Gainesville, Grand Rapids, Greensboro, Greenville/Spartanburg, Gulfport/Biloxi, Harrisburg, Houston-Hobby, Houston-Intercontinental, Huntsville/Decatur, Indianapolis, Jackson (MS), Jacksonville (NC), Kansas City, Killeen, Key West, Knoxville, Lafayette, Lewisburg (WV), Lexington, Little Rock, Louisville, Lynchburg, Madison, Manchester (NH), Melbourne (FL), Meridian, Milwaukee, Mobile, Moline/Quad Cities, Monroe, Montgomery, Montréal-Trudeau, Myrtle Beach, Nassau, Nashville, New Bern, Newburgh, Newport News, New Orleans, Norfolk, North Eleuthera, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Panama City (FL), Pensacola, Peoria, Pittsburgh, Portland (ME), Providence, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, Roanoke, Rochester (NY), St. Louis, San Antonio, Sarasota, Savannah, Shreveport, Sioux Falls, South Bend, Springfield, Syracuse, Tallahassee, Toronto-Pearson, Tri-Cities (TN/VA), Tulsa, Valdosta, Valparaiso, White Plains, Wichita, Wilmington (NC)

[edit] Concourse D
Concourse D has 37 Gates: Gate D1, D1A, D2-D8, D8A, D9-D11, D11A, D12-D16, D21-D37. [41]

Concourse D also holds the overflow gates that any airline may use. These gates are not held by any particular airline.

Airlines Destinations
Air Canada operated by Air Canada Jazz Toronto-Pearson
AirTran Airways See Concourse C [42]
Alaska Airlines Seattle/Tacoma [begins October 23][43]
Continental Airlines Houston-Intercontinental, Newark
Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines Cleveland, Houston-Intercontinental, Newark
Delta Connection operated by Comair Austin, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Cleveland, Columbus (OH), Dayton, Flint, Greensboro, Harrisburg, Huntsville/Decatur, Louisville, Manchester (NH), Nashville, New Orleans, Newark, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Portland (ME), Providence, Raleigh/Durham, Springfield (MO), Syracuse, Toronto-Pearson, Tulsa, Washington-Dulles
Delta Connection operated by Mesaba Airlines Blountville/Tri-Cities, Columbus (GA) [ends October 30], Florence (SC), Hilton Head [ends November 2][44], Muscle Shoals, Tupelo
Frontier Airlines Denver
Midwest Connect operated by Republic Airlines Milwaukee
Spirit Airlines Fort Lauderdale
US Airways Charlotte, Philadelphia, Phoenix
US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin Philadelphia
US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines Charlotte
US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines Charlotte
US Airways Express operated by Republic Airlines Charlotte, Philadelphia

[edit] International Concourse E
International Concourse E has 28 Gates: E1-E12, E14-E18, E26-E36 [45]

Airlines Destinations
Air France Paris-Charles de Gaulle
British Airways London-Heathrow
Delta Air Lines Accra [begins June 1][46], Amsterdam [seasonal], Antigua, Aruba, Athens [seasonal], Barbados, Barcelona, Belize City, Bonaire, Bogotá, Brasilia [begins December 17][47], Brussels, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Cancún, Caracas, Copenhagen, Cozumel, Curaçao [seasonal], Dubai, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Fortaleza, Frankfurt [seasonal], Grand Cayman, Guadalajara [seasonal], Guatemala City, Guayaquil [seasonal], Johannesburg, Lagos, Liberia (Costa Rica), Lima, London-Gatwick, London-Heathrow, Madrid, Managua, Manaus, Manchester (UK), Mexico City, Milan-Malpensa, Montego Bay, Moscow-Sheremetyevo [seasonal], Mumbai [ends October 25][48], Munich, Nassau, Panama City, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Port of Spain, Prague [seasonal], Providenciales, Puerto Plata [seasonal], Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Quito, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Roatán, Rome-Fiumicino, St. Kitts [seasonal], St. Croix, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, San José de Costa Rica, San José del Cabo, San Salvador, Santiago de Chile, Santo Domingo, São Paulo-Guarulhos, San Pedro Sula, Stockholm-Arlanda [seasonal], Stuttgart, Sydney, Tegucigalpa, Tel Aviv, Tobago, Tokyo-Narita [resumes June 2][49], Venice-Marco Polo [seasonal], Zürich
Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines Kingston
Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines Belize City [seasonal], Cozumel [seasonal], Guadalajara [seasonal], Monterrey, Providenciales [seasonal], St. Croix
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Amsterdam
Korean Air Seoul-Incheon
Lufthansa Frankfurt
Northwest Airlines Amsterdam [seasonal], Frankfurt [seasonal; begins November 1], Honolulu, Tokyo-Narita

[edit] Atlantic Aviation
Due to access restrictions, GeorgiaSkies currently operates from the Atlantic Aviation Fixed base operator facility and provides shuttle transportation for passengers connecting to the main passenger terminals.[50] Wings Air (USA) also now operates from here as well after dropping their services to Athens and Macon.

Airlines Destinations
GeorgiaSkies Athens, Macon
Wings Air (USA) Athens, Lawrenceville, Macon

[edit] Cargo airlines
Air France
Alitalia
Atlas Air
British Airways
Cathay Pacific Airways
China Airlines
Cargolux
EVA Air
FedEx Express
Korean Air Cargo
Lufthansa Cargo
Martinair Cargo
MasAir
Polar Air Cargo
Singapore Airlines Cargo
UPS Airlines
[edit] Accidents and incidents
[edit] Accidents en route
April 4, 1977 Southern Airways Flight 242 (Huntsville to Atlanta, crashed en route a few dozen miles from Atlanta Airport)
September 6, 1985 Midwest Express Airlines Flight 105 (Milwaukee to Atlanta, crashed on takeoff at the airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
May 11, 1996 ValuJet Flight 592 (Miami to Atlanta, crashed en route from Miami International Airport in the Florida Everglades)
August 27, 2006 Comair Flight 191 operating as Delta Connection Flight 5191 (Lexington to Atlanta, crashed on takeoff at the Blue Grass Airport) 49 fatalities were reported. [51]
[edit] Incidents
On May 23, 1960 Delta Air Lines Flight 1903 assumed a nose high attitude shortly after take-off and then banked steeply to the left and crashed nose down killing 4.[52]
On June 8, 1995 ValuJet Flight 597 suffered a catastrophic engine failure on the runway.
On November 29, 2000 AirTran Airways Flight 956 executed an emergency landing shortly after takeoff, due to an electrical fire.
On January 12, 2007, a stowaway was found dead on board a Delta Air Lines jet in the wheel well after arriving in Atlanta from Dakar, Senegal.[53]
On January 11, 2008 an Atlantic Southeast Airlines Canadair CRJ-200 and a Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 came within 1,250 feet (380 m) of collision.[54]
On October 19, 2009 Delta Flight 60 from Rio de Janeiro landed on taxiway M; a taxiway parallel to the designated landing runway 27R. [1]
[edit] Chemical spills
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At the beginning of January 2002, the glycol solution used for deicing during winter weather operations overflowed from the glycol collection system into the drainage system that eventually flows into the Flint River. Because the airport is built over the beginning point of the Flint River, one of the major rivers in Georgia, it ended up in water systems which supply drinking water downstream. The problem was fixed before the next winter and as a result has not backed up into the drainage system again.

[edit] Security incidents
On November 16, 2001, a man left the secure area to retrieve his camera bag, which he had left behind, and then tried to bypass the wait at the security checkpoint by running the wrong way down the escalators at the secure area's exit. As a result, the entire airport was evacuated, including all aircraft, and operations halted for three hours.[55]

The man said that he tried to bypass the security line because he would be late for a flight he was taking to see a Georgia Bulldogs football game. As part of his sentence, he was not allowed to attend any Bulldogs games for the 2002 season.[56]

[edit] Crime
From December 2006 to March 2007, there were 30 arrests for indecent exposure involving reported sex acts in airport bathrooms.[57] Several prominent persons were arrested, including an advisor for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a Spelman College professor, and the Chairman of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority board of directors.[58]

[edit] Lightning strike
In 2009, a severe thunderstorm on the evening of April 23 caused a lightning strike directly to the control tower at 8:45 (22:45) EDT. The airport was already in a ground stop due to dangerous wind shear, and four minutes after the strike, the tower was evacuated after a smoke odor was detected. After returning at 9:10, a loss of mains electricity at 9:20 caused further problems, including major flight delays and diversions due also to the lightning (at over 1000 strikes per hour) and large amounts of hail that continued in the vicinity. Partial power outages continued to affect the airport and the northern runway lighting for more than an hour afterward, leaving only three other runways to handle the backlog. An FAA official said that neither the new nor the old tower had been struck in at least 18 years.[59]

[edit] In culture
The airport is well-known in the Southern United States. There is a saying in the region that if one dies, whether he or she goes to heaven or hell, he or she will connect in Atlanta.[60][61][62][63][64][65]

[edit] Other notes
Air traffic controllers for tower and ground control operations refer to the letter "D" using the word "Dixie" instead of "Delta" to avoid confusion with Delta Air Lines aircraft (note the use of "DIXIE" for taxiway "D" in the FAA's airport diagram, listed in the external links below).[citation needed]

[edit] See also
Atlanta's second airport
Busiest airports in the United States by international passenger traffic
Georgia World War II Army Airfields
World's busiest airport
World's busiest airports by cargo traffic
World's busiest airports by international passenger traffic
World's busiest airports by passenger traffic
World's busiest airports by traffic movements
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^ http://www.atlanta-airport.com/forms/airport/frmAirportinformationConstruction_Maynard.aspx
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[edit] External links
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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport proudly bears the distinction of being the world’s busiest airport and has long served as a valuable hub connecting various cities and countries around the globe. However, Hartsfield-Jackson is also a prime destination for travelers – business and pleasure – visiting Atlanta and other locales in the southeastern United States.

To keep pace with rapid growth, both in the metro Atlanta area and regionally, the Airport continues to expand capacity and improve efficiency through our $6 billion-plus Capital Improvement Program (CIP). One element of this forward-looking strategy has already yielded results.

Our new fifth runway has provided increased capacity that is helping airlines save millions in operating expenses. As our Capital Improvement Program continues, travelers will have access to a new energy-efficient car rental facility and a new 12-gate international terminal. I am confident that this development strategy will help Hartsfield-Jackson maintain its role as a potent economic engine.

On behalf of the airlines, concessionaires and employees, I welcome you! Whether you’re traveling through or if you’re staying awhile, I’m proud that Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is able to play a part in your traveling needs.

 

BENJAMIN R. DECOSTA
Aviation General Manager
Benjamin R. DeCosta assumed leadership of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport as Department of Aviation general manager for the city of Atlanta in June 1998. Among his top priorities at the world’s busiest airport are customer service and security. DeCosta and his team are committed to ensuring that passenger experiences at the principal air carrier airport in the southern United States are among the best in the world. In fact, the Airport’s mission statement is “to be the world’s best airport by exceeding customer expectations.”

DeCosta is in charge of Hartsfield-Jackson’s $6 billion-plus Capital Improvement Program. The major components of the program are: a fifth runway, the Maynard Holbrook Jackson International Terminal, a consolidated rental car complex, upgrades to the existing central passenger terminal complex, and a proposed south gate complex

In May 2007, DeCosta and his team celebrated the first anniversary of the new fifth runway, Runway 10-28, which is the centerpiece of the CIP. This runway, labeled the “Most Important Runway in America,” has contributed to a significant decrease in delays at Hartsfield-Jackson and saves the airlines operating at the facility millions of dollars each week.

Under DeCosta’s leadership, the Airport remains Georgia’s economic crown jewel, employing more than 56,000 employees and producing a total financial impact of $44 billion for the state of Georgia. And, according to a 2005 Economic Impact Study, the facility increased flight operations by nearly 100,000 to more than 980,000 flights.

Recognized nationally as a leader in aviation, DeCosta serves on the board of directors for the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE), the largest professional organization for airport executives in the world, and Airports Council International, one of the world’s largest airport organizations.

On Oct. 15, 2006, DeCosta received his Accredited Airport Executive designation from AAAE, an achievement that further demonstrates his leadership as an airport management professional.

During his tenure, Hartsfield-Jackson has received numerous accolades from industry experts. In 2007, The Air Transport Research Society (ATRS) announced the selection of the facility as the most efficient airport among all major airports worldwide. DeCosta was also honored in 2007 as Best Airport Director of the Year by Airport Revenue News. Other awards include American Express’ Executive Traveler’s Best Large U.S. Airport honor (2007), ATRS’ Global Efficiency Award (2006), Air Cargo World’s ACE Award for Excellence (2006), ATRS’ Top North American Airport for performance (2001 and 2003), and International Air Transport Association’s Best “Very Large” Airport in Overall Passenger Satisfaction (2003).

Prior to becoming general manager, DeCosta worked for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and served as the general manager of Newark International Airport.

A native New Yorker, DeCosta received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Physics at Queens College in 1968 before earning his Juris Doctor from New York Law School in 1975. In 1984, he participated in a program for senior executives in state and local government at the Kennedy School of Public Administration at Harvard University.

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MARIO C. DIAZ
Deputy General Manager
Mario Diaz assumed the role of deputy general manager for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in January 1999. He is responsible for ensuring that the daily operational activities of the world’s busiest airport are executed. These areas include operations, business, finance and capital development. As deputy general manager, his top priorities are providing superior customer service and guiding the Airport’s expansion through the Hartsfield-Jackson Development Program “Focus On the Future.”

Diaz has been a major force in Hartsfield-Jackson’s technology innovations including recent Wi-Fi developments that made the Airport the world’s largest indoor hotspot. He has been one of the industry’s leading authorities in aviation technology as well as the study of future developments in commercial aviation. Diaz was a keynote presenter at the 2003 Air Transport Research Society World Conference and the Wireless Institute’s 2003 Wireless Internet and Municipal Government Conference.

Prior to his current position, Diaz was the manager of business, properties and commercial development for New Jersey Airports, a post he held for four years. In this role, he managed the division responsible for all business and lease negotiations at Newark International Airport as well as the day-to-day oversight management of Teterboro Airport, one of the nation’s premier general aviation airports, and a major reliever airport for Newark International.

His 17-year career with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey began in 1981 and included key management positions in leasing, finance, marketing, operations and properties. During this period, Diaz also served 18 months as the assistant director of the redevelopment program at John F. Kennedy Airport.

A native of Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, and a licensed private pilot with instrument certification, Diaz earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey. He also earned a Master of Business Administration in finance from Rutgers Graduate School of Business Administration in New Jersey.

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DANIEL J. MOLLOY, P.E.
Assistant General Manager / Planning & Development

Dan Molloy’s primary responsibility is management of Hartsfield-Jackson’s $6 billion-plus Capital Improvement Program. He oversees all aspects of the planning, design and construction of new and expanded terminals and gates, a new runway, consolidated rental car facility and other airfield or support facility projects.

Molloy began his career with the city of Los Angeles, where he was involved in the $1 billion expansion of the city’s wastewater treatment system facilities. He later moved to the Airport Department as a project engineer, managing numerous capital improvements at Los Angeles International and three other airports.

In 1995, Molloy began work at Hartsfield-Jackson, where he helped manage Capital Improvements in preparation for the 1996 Summer Olympics. After the Olympics, he continued managing development related to the airfield, roadways, parking and other support facilities. Projects included construction of new taxiways, cargo handling facilities, aircraft parking ramps, replacement of aging taxiway pavements, aircraft deicing pads, and the 33-day replacement of Runway 9R-27L.

Molloy became assistant general manager in 2000, with responsibility for all planning, design, construction and environmental activities at the Airport. In 2007, he assumed the responsibilities of Capital Programs Manager and continues to manage the multi-billion efforts today.

Molloy graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in Transportation. He is licensed as a Registered Professional Engineer in Georgia and California. He is currently serving as chairman of the Airports Council International – North America Technical Committee, and is recognized as a Certified Member of the American Association of Airport Executives.

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ROBERT W. KENNEDY
Assistant General Manager / Operations, Maintenance & Security

Robert Kennedy, who has more than 30 years experience in the aviation industry, took on the position of assistant general manager for Operations, Maintenance and Security at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in September, 2006. Prior to his current role, he served as director of marketing, public relations and Intergovernmental Affairs.

Recently, Kennedy has been instrumental in coordinating the Airport’s participation in CIFAL Atlanta - the North American affiliate of a United Nations research and training program for local authorities and executives. He led Hartsfield-Jackson’s efforts in working with CIFAL to host several seminars from 2004-2007, which included a security conference for a delegation of Chinese aviation officials in preparation for China’s 2008 Olympic Games. In addition, Robert was part of the delegation that accompanied Mayor Shirley Franklin on a 2006 trade mission to China.

In an earlier post at Hartsfield-Jackson, Kennedy served as the Route Development Manager, where he developed global marketing programs to expand industry and corporate awareness of the capabilities of the world’s busiest commercial airport. He was involved in numerous discussions and negotiations with many of the world’s major air carriers and has successfully developed several new airline services to Atlanta. These include the first direct all-cargo service to Southeast Asia, the Netherlands and Latin America. In addition, he worked with federal agencies in acquiring a U.S. Fish & Wildlife port designation, the approval of Cold Treatment for fruits and vegetables for Atlanta and USDA-VS Equine Importation designation.

In the private sector, Kennedy served as founder and president of Kennedy & Associates - Aviation and Air Cargo Consulting, LLC, based in Atlanta. The company provided airports, air carriers and aviation-related industries with in-depth analysis and planning for route development, cargo master planning and air service development (including bi-lateral air service agreements). Kennedy also held positions with DHL Worldwide Express and United Parcel Service.

Kennedy’s comments and viewpoints have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Journal of Commerce, Air Cargo News, Air Cargo World, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Atlanta Business Chronicle and numerous other industry publications. In addition, he has given commentary on CNN’s Business Asia Report, Georgia Public Television’s documentary on Economic Development, Business Argentina (live telecast call-in program) and ABC News.

Kennedy is involved in a number of civic and business organizations. He has served as chairman and president - Atlanta Air Cargo Association, board member - Georgia Foreign Trade Zone, board member - Clayton County Chamber of Commerce, and president - PTC Toastmasters International. In 1997 and 2000, Kennedy was named Clayton County’s International Business Person of the Year.

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ARNALDO RUIZ
Assistant General Manager – Commercial Development

Arnaldo Ruiz is responsible for maximizing non-airline revenue as well as the Airport’s strategic direction for Customer Service, Properties Management, Marketing and Business Development. Ruiz oversees the Airport’s Concessions, Cargo Development and Parking business units. He also has a lead role in lease negotiations with airlines and tenants as well as acquisition and development of land areas outside of Airport property lines.

Ruiz’s industry experience includes 22 years with Delta Air Lines, Inc. in such areas as Reservations Sales, International Corporate Sales, New Business Development and Alliance Marketing. He is an MBA graduate of Georgia State University with a BSIM from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.

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JIM DRINKARD, P.E.
Assistant General Manager / Planning & Development

Jim Drinkard has more than 30 years of airport planning and engineering experience and began his career as a design engineer working on the original midfield design for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in 1977.

He returned to Hartsfield-Jackson in 2000 as a consultant planning manager prior to his current appointment as assistant general manager. Drinkard also served as co-director of Planning for the Department of Aviation with primary focus on the $6 billion Capital Improvement Program.

Previously, he served as consultant project manager for several major projects at Orlando International Airport, including the major new fourth parallel runway, North Crossfield taxiway bridge and South Terminal complex infrastructure development. He also served as a consultant project manager for major airfield and landside development projects at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Houston Intercontinental Airport, Raleigh-Durham International Airport, Charleston International Airport, Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, Huntsville International Airport, Savannah International Airport and Philadelphia International Airports.

Drinkard has been actively involved in the Airports Council International – North America Technical Committee, Consulting Engineers Council of Georgia, and the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Drinkard is a native Atlantan and holds a Bachelors of Civil Engineering degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

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MILTON M. CASTILLO, CPA
Assistant General Manager, Chief Financial Officer

Milton M. Castillo, CPA, is responsible for all accounting, finance and treasury operations. He has about 20 years of experience in accounting and finance, including audit, budgeting and forecasting, corporate and investment finance, mergers and acquisitions, Securities and Exchange Commission reporting and strategic planning.

Most recently, Castillo was vice president of finance and chief financial officer at Concessions International. He was responsible for all accounting and financial operations at the airport concessions company, which had $100 million in annual sales.

Castillo is a graduate of Emory University and has been licensed as a certified public accountant in Georgia since 1992. He is a member of the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

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MYRNA WHITE
Director of Public Affairs

Myrna White manages the Office of Public Affairs for the Department of Aviation at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. This diverse business unit at the world’s busiest airport is comprised of Intergovernmental Affairs, Media Relations, Community Relations, Special Events, Creative Services (Web coordination, graphics and editorial) and Public Relations.

With an aviation career spanning more than 16 years, White has achieved success at every level in which she has served the Department, whether as part of the Planning & Development team or the Public Relations unit. She began her tenure conducting public information workshops to educate the community about the Airport's plans for a fifth runway. She was charged with gaining the community's acceptance of this critical project. The $1.1 billion runway dubbed "The most important runway in America" opened in May 2006.

Her most recent assignment prior to being named Director of Public Affairs was manager of Intergovernmental Affairs for the Department. Her responsibilities included developing and executing the Department's legislative strategy, liaising with elected officials on local, state and federal issues. Additionally, she led the Department's community relations agenda.

Both the Georgia Senate and House passed resolutions in 2006 commending White for her professional leadership and service to the community. She has served on the board of directors for the Regional Leadership Forum, the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce, Arts Clayton and Women Looking Ahead news magazine. She also serves on the American Red Cross Minority Recruitment Advisory Board and is the only African-American woman to have been elected chair of the South Fulton Chamber of Commerce.

White is a graduate of the Regional Leadership Institute and Leadership Clayton. She is a former Big Sister of the Year (Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Inc.), an Outstanding Georgia Citizen (Secretary of State Cathy Cox), and named among Georgia’s Most Powerful and Influential Women in Government (Women Looking Ahead magazine). White also made the 2006 List of Atlanta’s Top Women of Influence (Atlanta Business League).

She is a graduate of the University of Georgia School of Journalism and a former bureau chief for the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer newspapers.

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Nedra Farrar-Swift
Director of Human Resources & Organizational Development

Nedra Farrar-Swift is Director of Human Resources and Organizational Development for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. She is responsible for implementing human resources and strategic initiatives that impact the Department’s employees. Nedra developed Hartsfield-Jackson’s internship program, touted as being one of the country’s best. She is well-respected in the area of airport and public personnel management, having come to Hartsfield-Jackson after 14 years with the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority. Nedra is also chair of the Airport Minority Advisory Council, one of the industry’s largest trade associations and the only one with the mission of promoting inclusion of minorities and women in airport contracting and employment opportunities.

Nedra led the Tavis Smiley Foundation’s Youth II Leaders program in 2005, sending 50 local high school students to the foundation’s conference in Washington D.C. She served on Gov. Sonny Perdue’s Commission for a New Georgia, creating a leadership development model for state employees. In 2005, Nedra was voted one of the 100 most influential women in government by “Woman Looking Ahead Magazine.”

Nedra has a degree in communications from North Carolina State University, certification in public personnel administration from the University of North Carolina, Institute of Government, and is certified by the International Public Management Association-HR as a Certified Human Resource Professional.

A native of Brooklyn, New York, she is the proud mother of Christian, a senior at UNC-Charlotte, and TD, executive director of the First Tee in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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Lance Lyttle
Chief Information Officer

Lance Lyttle is the Chief Information Officer for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. In this position, he supports the organization’s strategic objectives and assures the successful implementation and integration of technologies at the Airport. He is responsible for leading all technology efforts, including the development and implementation of the Airport’s Server and Workstation Virtualization environment, Internet /Intranet/ Extranet (e-Business)-focused IT infrastructure, Common Use Technology, Aircraft Gate Management System, Oracle Financials, Time and Attendance, Fiber Backbone Infrastructure, Private and Public Wi-Fi system, Distributed Antenna System that supports Cellular and PCS services, Parking Revenue Control System, Automated Vehicle Identification Systems, Closed Circuit TV, and Security Access Control System.

He has extensive knowledge of a wide range of IT and leadership subjects, including strategic planning, data and voice network design and implementation, e-Business strategies, wireless systems implementation, database design and implementation and software development. Lance has worked in Information Technology consultancy, manufacturing, mining, and transportation industries.

Creativity and innovations are key aspects of Lance’s responsibilities. He created and now chairs the Innovations and Creative concept committee at the Airport. This committee is responsible for promoting a culture of innovations throughout the organization, ideas management, and ideas implementation.

Lance sits on the editorial board of Airport Technology International publication (UK-based) and is a founding member of Emoquad Internet Services (Jamaican ISP). He is also the chairperson for the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) Information Technology committee. In 2007, Lance was voted Georgia CIO of the Year by the Georgia CIO Leadership Association. He was also named among the top 100 CIOs nationally by CIO Business Technology Leadership magazine.

An avid sportsperson, Lance is heavily involved in basketball, soccer, volleyball, tennis and golf. He also writes poetry, songs and short stories.

Lance has a Bachelor of Science degree with a double major in physics and computer science from the University of the West Indies. In 1996, he received a Masters degree in Management Information Systems from the University of the West Indies.