For Immediate Release
July 23, 2020
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Hartsfield-Jackson Named Most Efficient Airport for 17th Consecutive Year
ATL tops more than 200 other airports worldwide
ATLANTA – Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) is once again the most efficient airport in the world as determined by the Air Transport Research Society (ATRS). 2020 marks the 17th consecutive year ATL received the society’s top award. ATRS, the world’s leading academic society in the air transportation field, determines the award by measuring and comparing the operational and management efficiency, cost competitiveness, and financial performances for more than 200 airports worldwide. The ATRS Airport Benchmarking Task Force includes leading professors and researchers from around the world.
“Excellence and efficiency have always been the standard at Hartsfield-Jackson,” said Airport General Manager John Selden.
“I see it every day throughout our facility. Using whatever metric you wish, from empirical to anecdotal, our team does an outstanding job and is most worthy of this distinguished honor.”
The award was announced at the 2020 ATRS Global Airport Efficiency Award ceremonies, which was held virtually July 2.
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL) is the world’s busiest and most efficient airport, serving more than 110 million passengers annually with nonstop service to more than 150 U.S. destinations and 70 international destinations in more than 50 countries. ATL boasts a direct economic impact of $51.5 billion in metro Atlanta and a total direct economic impact of $82 billion across the Southeast. The Airport is the largest employer in Georgia, with more than 63,000 individuals working on-site. The Airport is a frequent recipient of awards of excellence for concessions, operations, sustainability, architectural engineering and construction. In 2016, ATL set in motion a multibillion-dollar capital improvement program, ATLNext, which will modernize the Domestic Terminal, extend two concourses, construct several parking decks, add a sixth runway, expand cargo facilities and pave the way for a 440-room hotel with Class A office space. For more information, visit www.atl.com.
