Atlanta
ATL · KATLHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Passengers a year
102.3M
Busiest airport in the U.S.
248
nonstop destinations
63
airlines
1,061
departures a day
82.5%
arrivals on time
1.9%
flights cancelled
84.0%
load factor
Airlines
Delta Air Lines is the largest carrier at Atlanta, with 80% of all passengers. 63 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
Delta Air Lines holds 80% of the airport — the 3rd most concentrated of 30 large hubs. The nearest comparison is DFW at 83%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DL | 79.8% | 81.6M | 230 | 85.5% | +0.1% |
F9 Frontier78% full | 6.7% | 6.9M | 53 | 66.7% | +60.5% |
WN Southwest73% full | 3.8% | 3.9M | 21 | 76% | -33.9% |
AA | 2.4% | 2.5M | 9 | 69.3% | +3.2% |
UA | 1.8% | 1.8M | 6 | 78.7% | +3.7% |
+Other airlines | 5.5% | 5.6M | — | — | — |
Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.
Destinations
163 domestic and 85 international nonstop destinations from Atlanta, across 54 countries.
86% domestic · 14% international · by departing passengers
Top domestic destinations
Delta Air Lines · Frontier Airlines · Southwest Airlines · Spirit Airlines
1.2M1,152,149 departing · 83% full
Delta Air Lines · Spirit Airlines · Frontier Airlines · JetBlue Airways
Delta Air Lines · Frontier Airlines · American Airlines · Southwest Airlines
Delta Air Lines · Frontier Airlines · Southwest Airlines
967.4K967,396 departing · 81% full
Delta Air Lines · American Airlines · Frontier Airlines · Spirit Airlines
Delta Air Lines · American Airlines · Frontier Airlines · Spirit Airlines
890.8K890,788 departing · 88% full
Delta Air Lines · Frontier Airlines · American Airlines · Spirit Airlines
Delta Air Lines · United Airlines · Frontier Airlines · Spirit Airlines
Delta Air Lines · Southwest Airlines · Frontier Airlines · United Airlines
Delta Air Lines · Frontier Airlines · Southwest Airlines · Spirit Airlines
Top international destinations
Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS)
394.8K394,793 departing · 780.1K780,102 both ways
Delta Air Lines · KLM
Paris, France (CDG)
388.4K388,369 departing · 759.7K759,736 both ways
Delta Air Lines · Air France
London, United Kingdom (LHR)
387.8K387,830 departing · 756.5K756,478 both ways
Delta Air Lines · Virgin Atlantic · British Airways
Cancún, Mexico (CUN)
363.6K363,600 departing · 732.3K732,284 both ways
Delta Air Lines · Frontier Airlines
Seoul, South Korea (ICN)
285.6K285,573 departing · 578.7K578,654 both ways
Delta Air Lines · Korean Air
Toronto, Canada (YYZ)
238.1K238,101 departing · 476.4K476,403 both ways
Delta Air Lines · Air Canada
Mexico City, Mexico (MEX)
230.7K230,687 departing · 452.6K452,552 both ways
Delta Air Lines
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (PUJ)
211.4K211,433 departing · 417.3K417,299 both ways
Delta Air Lines · Frontier Airlines
Montego Bay, Jamaica (MBJ)
183.3K183,299 departing · 369.9K369,944 both ways
Delta Air Lines · Frontier Airlines
Lima, Peru (LIM)
167K166,960 departing · 330.1K330,142 both ways
Delta Air Lines · Lan Peru Airlines
All nonstop destinations
248 nonstop · 28 airlines · 163 domestic / 85 intl
Aeroméxico Connect · operated by Aerolitoral
Delta Connection · operated by Endeavor Air, Republic Airways, SkyWest Airlines
Aircraft
By share of departures at Atlanta.
Body class · share of departures
- Narrowbody
63,660 departures · 84% full
16.4%
- Narrowbody
62,022 departures · 85% full
16.0%
- Narrowbody
54,988 departures · 84% full
14.2%
- Narrowbody
30,890 departures · 86% full
8.0%
- Regional
29,459 departures · 81% full
7.6%
- Narrowbody
26,390 departures · 80% full
6.8%
- Narrowbody
18,364 departures · 82% full
4.7%
- Narrowbody
15,730 departures · 82% full
4.1%
- Narrowbody
12,499 departures · 81% full
3.2%
- Regional
11,043 departures · 79% full
2.9%
When Atlanta is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Departures a month · peak July 2026
Annual passengers since 1990
Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.
Passengers a year
Every year
- 1990
- 47,787,158
- 1991
- 37,077,727
- 1992
- 41,106,455
- 1993
- 46,376,000
- 1994
- 53,381,528
- 1995
- 57,025,651
- 1996
- 62,725,307
- 1997
- 67,464,955
- 1998
- 72,288,758
- 1999
- 77,393,268
- 2000
- 79,614,406
- 2001
- 74,777,653
- 2002
- 76,153,830
- 2003
- 78,407,818
- 2004
- 82,975,156
- 2005
- 85,303,473
- 2006
- 83,260,559
- 2007
- 87,057,862
- 2008
- 88,023,911
- 2009
- 85,085,615
- 2010
- 86,736,518
- 2011
- 88,830,726
- 2012
- 91,825,807
- 2013
- 91,177,498
- 2014
- 93,977,795
- 2015
- 99,640,237
- 2016
- 101,839,342
- 2017
- 101,427,292
- 2018
- 104,572,745
- 2019
- 107,785,143
- 2020
- 41,653,372
- 2021
- 73,762,959
- 2022
- 91,272,446
- 2023
- 102,516,852
- 2024
- 105,345,516
- 2025
- 103,090,253
- 2026
- 59,519,774 so far
Arriving on time
Of every 100 flights landing at Atlanta, 83 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 15 arrive late, and 2 are cancelled.
Every 100 arrivals
15 min
average delay
5,958
flights cancelled
309K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Most reliable here
Delta Air Lines 85.5%
Least reliable here
Frontier Airlines 66.7%
Among US airports
#1
On time, month by month
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Darker is better · 72%–90.2%
The weak spot is July 2026, when 72% of arrivals landed on time — 10.5 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 90.2%.
Frequently asked
How busy is Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)?
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport handled about 102.3M passengers over the trailing 12 months, the busiest airport in the United States, with roughly 1,061 departures a day.
Which airline is the largest at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)?
Delta Air Lines is the largest carrier at Atlanta (ATL), flying about 80% of its passengers. 63 airlines serve Atlanta in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)?
Atlanta (ATL) has 248 nonstop destinations — 163 domestic and 85 international across 54 countries.
How often do flights arrive on time at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)?
About 82.5% of flights arriving at Atlanta (ATL) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.9% are cancelled.
What aircraft flies most from Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)?
The Boeing 737-900ER flew the largest share of departures from Atlanta (ATL), about 16% of the total.
Trip reports on YouTube
Fliers post trip reports from flights through Atlanta (ATL) to YouTube. These three were matched automatically from public YouTube listings — The Frequent Flier does not host, review, or endorse them.
Genki's Travels
Turkish Airlines | B787-9 | Business Class | Istanbul (IST) to Atlanta (ATL) | Trip Report
35:26 · Nov 2025
Coke Cans And Winglets
TRIP REPORT | Atlanta (ATL) to Las Vegas (LAS) | Delta Air Lines | A321-211 | First Class
23:16 · Mar 2023
OrlandoAviation
TRIP REPORT | Delta Airlines (ECONOMY) | Orlando (MCO) - Atlanta (ATL) | Boeing 767-400ER | DL2282
33:32 · Mar 2021
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Departing counts passengers leaving Atlanta; international destinations also show both directions. Data: traffic August 2025 – July 2026, on-time August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).