WHY ATLANTA? 

The City of Atlanta is ideally situated in the Southeastern region of the United States.

80% of the U.S. population is within 2 hours by flight / 2 days by truck

With a high quality of life, talented workforce, lower cost of living and ease of travel around the world through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), Atlanta is where more people and businesses are choosing to move.

Atlanta ranks third for the most U.S. Fortune 500 company headquarters and is renowned for its low-cost of doing business.

17

Fortune 500

companies are

headquartered in

Atlanta

31

Fortune 1000

companies are

headquartered in

Atlanta

A Tech and Corporate Innovation Hub

Eight major hubs and headquarters announced for Atlanta since the start of 2021 with 5,470 new jobs to be added by these hubs and headquarters alone by 2025.

Five tech giants – Cisco, Google, Microsoft, Airbnb and Micron – have announced or expanded in Atlanta, and more than half a dozen tech companies announced new offices in Atlanta in 2021. Total tech employment grew by 8,900 jobs in Atlanta, or 7%, a trend that is expected to continue.

A High-Quality Workforce

8 Higher learning institutions (colleges + universities) are located in Atlanta.

Atlanta is home to a highly-skilled and well educated talent pool. Nearly 48% of City of Atlanta residents over the age of 25 have a bachelor’s degree or higher. Atlanta is the third market for educational attainment, the eight market for tech talent labor by size of labor pool and the eight best U.S. metro region for STEM professionals.

ATL PASSENGER AIR SERVICE DEVELOPMENT

ATL boosts daily connections to over 150 domestic and 70 international destinations in 43 countries.

The airport serves its passengers in seven recently renovated concourses, connected by an underground plane train and 197 gates, with more under construction.

For a list of current carriers, please click here.

ATL CARGO AIR SERVICE DEVELOPMENT

ATL has three main air cargo complexes – North, Midfield and South – with more than 1.8 million square feet (167,000 square meters) of cargo handling space.

Each complex has its own refueling and support systems, and each offers excellent dockside access to interstate highways 75, 85, 285 and 20.

Hartsfield-Jackson’s cargo services feature operations by more than 100 licensed customs brokers and 200 domestic and international freight forwarders.

Adjoining the Airport is the 250-acre Georgia Foreign Trade Zone, FTZ #26, which facilitates trade and increase the global competitiveness of companies doing business in Georgia by reducing operating costs associated with international trade.

For a list of current carriers, please click here.

INTERESTED IN STARTING SERVICE?

New airlines interested in starting service to Atlanta can contact one of our team members via this email link to help you get started.

For information on our Air Carrier Incentive Program, please click here.

For rates and charges and our Airport Use and Lease Agreement, please visit this page.

OPERATIONAL PARTNERS

Vendor Phone # Above Wing Below Wing Ground Handling Security Baggage Delivery Wheelchair Services De-Icing Skycaps VIP Services Line Maintainence
Jett Pro Line Maintenance (404) 559-8045
Primeflight (404) 768-3311
Hallmark Aviation (404) 766-1770
Prospect Air (404) 304-5236
Maximus Global Services (MGS) (404) 992-4215
GAT (404) 323-2888
Menzies Ground Services
Unifi
Accufleet (404) 684-1540
G2 Secure (972) 915-6979
If you are a service provider to passenger or cargo airlines to ATL, and your company is not in our partnership list, please contact our Air Service Development team to be included.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For information on ATL’s operating statistics, click on this link.

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