Updated February 2015

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is Delta’s largest hub, with 963 peak-day departures to 219 destinations worldwide. Delta operates nonstop service from Atlanta to 62 international destinations in 42 countries in Europe, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. In May 2012, Delta and its SkyTeam partners began international operations at the new Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal.

History

• Delta’s first flight from Atlanta, to Birmingham, Ala., took off June 12, 1930, operated with a Travel Air S-6000-B high-wing, single-engine monoplane, which could carry one pilot and five passengers.
• In March 1941, Delta moved its corporate headquarters to Atlanta from Monroe, La.
• Delta developed its first hub, connecting passengers in Atlanta to destinations nationwide, in 1955.
• Atlanta’s first nonstop trans-Atlantic service begin in 1978 with Delta flights to London and, a year later, Frankfurt.
• From Atlanta, Delta operates nonstop flights to Europe, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa.
• Atlanta is a major U.S. gateway to Europe, with 12 daily flights, including three daily flights to London-Heathrow.
• Delta has significantly grown its Latin American network from Atlanta, and today operates flights to 45 cities in Central and South American and the Caribbean.
• In the U.S., Delta operates nonstop flights between Atlanta and more than 150 cities.

Other Facts

• Hartsfield-Jackson has a direct economic impact of more than about $32.5 billion for the metro Atlanta area economy, according to airport estimates
• Atlanta has been the busiest passenger airport in the world every year since 1998
• Delta has more than 30,000 employees in Atlanta, both at the airport and its corporate headquarters adjacent to Hartsfield-Jackson.
• Atlanta's location puts it within a two-hour flight of 80 percent of the U.S. population and 119 of the nation's 150 largest metropolitan areas, which led to its rise as the world's largest airline hub