ATLKATL
September 21, 20252,242 flights1,766,587 ADS-B points
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About the data

Flights reconstructed from ADS-B — the position signal modern aircraft broadcast to air traffic. Coverage is strongest across North America and Europe, thinner over oceans, polar regions, and parts of Asia and Africa.

Long-haul flights whose paths cross sparsely-covered areas may appear with an unknown origin or destination — the receiver network loses sight of them mid-ocean. We mark those unknown rather than guess. Every flight is still counted in the totals; the route-by-route breakdown filters to flights with identified endpoints.

This page visualizes ADS-B traffic data for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL/KATL) captured on September 21, 2025, the 45th anniversary of the modern airport's opening as William B. Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport. The dataset covers the full calendar day from 00:00 to 23:59 EDT, logging 2,242 total flights across 1,112 arrivals, 1,130 departures, and 142 ground operations. A fleet of 699 unique aircraft generated over 1.76 million ADS-B position points, averaging 93.4 flights per hour across the day. Traffic was sparse through the overnight hours, reaching a low of just 1 flight at 2:00 AM, then building through the morning. The busiest single hour was 16:00 EDT with 152 movements (66 arrivals, 86 departures). Hours 8 through 23 each sustained totals above 90 flights. LaGuardia (LGA) led all routes with 39 total movements, followed by Orlando (MCO) and Tampa (TPA) at 34 and 32. Northeast was the dominant approach and departure direction for both arriving and departing traffic. The top-10 routes were all domestic US destinations concentrated in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Florida, and Midwest. Altitude data spans from ground level to a peak of 48,875 feet, recorded on a departure to Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) by tail number N890RW. The most concentrated cruise band sits between 35,000 and 37,000 feet. Average groundspeed across all tracked flights was 281 knots, with a maximum of 592.6 knots. The average leg distance was 609.9 nautical miles at an average duration of 106.5 minutes. Registered aircraft were predominantly US-registered (664 of 699), with smaller counts from Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, South Korea, and several other countries.

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Summary

Total Flights

2,242

Arrivals

1,112

Departures

1,130

Unique Aircraft

699

Peak Hour Flights

152

Avg / Hour

93

Notable Flights

Shortest

5 NM11 min

From ATLHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport

N334NW

Longest

3082 NM1069 min

To DXEBruce Campbell Field

N331FR

Highest

48,875 ft1908 NM

To NUQMoffett Federal Airfield

N890RW

Most Active

9flights

N316PQ

Time Highlights

Times in EDT

Busiest Hour

4 PM

152 flights · 66 arr / 86 dep

Quietest Hour

2 AM

1 flight · 1 arr / 0 dep

Peak Frequency

24 sec

between flights at peak

Performance

Max Altitude

48,875ft

Avg Altitude

16,581ft

Max Groundspeed

592.6kts

Avg Groundspeed

281kts

Total Distance

1,367,287NM

Avg Leg Distance

610NM

Avg Leg Duration

107min

Traffic Flow

Arrivals
Departures
N150 · 158NE276 · 262E73 · 103SE55 · 44S135 · 146SW67 · 53W175 · 186NW181 · 178

Routes

Arriving from

LGA
LaGuardia Airport20
MCO
Orlando International Airport17
TPA
Tampa International Airport17
DCA
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport15
EWR
Newark Liberty International Airport15
BWI
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport15
DTW
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport14
FLL
Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport14
DFW
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport14
MIA
Miami International Airport14
ORD
Chicago O'Hare International Airport13
IAH
George Bush Intercontinental Airport13
RDU
Raleigh-Durham International Airport13
CLT
Charlotte Douglas International Airport12
BNA
Nashville International Airport12
YBC
Baie-Comeau Airport12
BOS
General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport11
PHL
Philadelphia International Airport11
IND
Indianapolis International Airport11
DEN
Denver International Airport11

Departing to

LGA
LaGuardia Airport19
MCO
Orlando International Airport17
DCA
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport16
TPA
Tampa International Airport15
DTW
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport15
FLL
Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport15
EWR
Newark Liberty International Airport14
CLT
Charlotte Douglas International Airport14
BWI
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport13
ORD
Chicago O'Hare International Airport13
IAH
George Bush Intercontinental Airport13
RDU
Raleigh-Durham International Airport13
BOS
General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport13
DFW
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport12
BNA
Nashville International Airport12
PHL
Philadelphia International Airport11
JAX
Jacksonville International Airport11
MSP
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field11
AUS
Austin Bergstrom International Airport11
STL
St. Louis Lambert International Airport11

Aircraft by Registration Country

United States664
Canada11
Unknown8
Germany4
United Kingdom3
Slovakia2
South Korea2
France1
Türkiye1
Laos1

Aircraft

699 unique aircraft

N316PQ
9 flights
N331CA
8 flights
N856DN
8 flights
N604LR
8 flights
N986AT
8 flights
N935AT
8 flights
N232PQ
8 flights
N676CA
8 flights
N602LR
8 flights
N953DZ
8 flights
N354CA
8 flights
N989AT
8 flights
N778SK
8 flights
N934DZ
8 flights
N993AT
8 flights
N994AT
8 flights
N878DN
8 flights
N988AT
8 flights
N915AT
8 flights
N927AT
8 flights

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