The Atlanta airport has maintained its crown as the busiest airport in the world. That’s right, not just in the US but in the entire world. And it’s not just the people who are moving to Atlanta that are coming through those gates; the Atlanta airport (Hartsfield-Jackson) is in a prime location to make it a pit stop for a lot of international flights. If you have ever been on a plane while moving to Atlanta and you glanced out the window to the terminal, you’ll usually see a variety of airline logos on wings. Air flight companies from all over the world use the Atlanta airport as their pit stop.
Last year, the Atlanta Airport handled a record setting 101.5 million passengers. This marks the 18th consecutive year that Hartfield-Jackson has won the award for the busiest airport in the world; however, there are some downsides that come with the crown of world busiest airport. If you’re moving to Atlanta do not judge the city by its airport. Whereas Atlanta itself is a laid back city, the Atlanta Airport is anything but. Most people would pick two words to describe the airport: lines and waiting.
The airport is absolutely massive. A train has to take you from terminal to terminal. Then when you arrive, you can expect to sit in lines and checkpoints that take sometimes as long as one hour to get though during the peak times. Of course this is not always the case. After 18 years of dealing with this many travelers, the Atlanta airport administration has become quite good at streamlining the process.