ATL

Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) is the busiest airport in the world by passenger volume, connecting the American Southeast to every corner of the globe. This metal print captures that relentless flow — built entirely from real ADS-B flight tracking data. Each path is colorized by altitude, rendered across whichever palette you choose.

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Dye-sublimated on aluminum · Float mount hardware included

$119

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Behind the Print

Statistics from the ADS-B flight data visualized in this print.

2,269

Total Flights

705

Unique Aircraft

150

Peak Hour Flights

These statistics capture one full day of ADS-B traffic at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on September 21, 2025, the 45th anniversary of the modern airport's opening. A total of 2,269 flights were recorded across 1,111 arrivals, 1,129 departures, and 29 touch-and-goes, operated by 705 unique aircraft. Traffic ran continuously from midnight to midnight, averaging 94.5 flights per hour. The day peaked at 5:00 PM EDT with 150 movements, a count matched again at 6:00 PM. The quietest stretch fell between 2:00 and 3:00 AM, when only 2 flights were logged. Early morning hours through 7:00 AM were arrival-heavy, while departures dominated the late evening, with 90 outbound flights in the 10:00 PM hour and 92 in the 11:00 PM hour. The top route by combined traffic was Atlanta to LaGuardia, with 39 total flights (20 arrivals, 19 departures). Orlando, Tampa, Reagan National, and Newark followed closely. Approach and departure directions were led by northeast flows in both cases, with 211 approaches and 208 departures recorded from that quadrant. The 705 aircraft included registrations from 12 countries, with 670 US-registered aircraft making up the large majority. Canada contributed 11, Germany 4, and the United Kingdom 3. The altitude profile peaked in the 36,000 to 37,000 foot band with 68,793 ADS-B data points, and the average recorded altitude across all 1,561,854 position reports was 16,998 feet. The highest single flight reached 48,875 feet, a departure to Moffett Federal Airfield covering 1,906 nautical miles. The shortest flight logged 10.1 nautical miles over 11.7 minutes. Combined, all tracked flights covered 1,387,190 nautical miles, with an average leg distance of 611.4 nautical miles and an average duration of 107.6 minutes.

Every print includes a QR code linking to the full flight report.

Full Flight Report
Aluminum print showing flight path visualization
Premium Material

Why Aluminum

Our prints are produced on museum-grade aluminum with a high-gloss finish — the choice of professional galleries worldwide.

Dye-Sublimated

Colors infused directly into the aluminum surface for unmatched vibrancy.

Deep Blacks & Vibrant Color

High-gloss finish delivers exceptional contrast and altitude gradients.

Archival Durability

Scratch-resistant, waterproof, and fade-resistant for decades of display.

Modern Float Mount

Included mounting hardware creates a sleek 3/4" float off the wall.

Gallery-Quality Finish

The same premium process used by museums and professional galleries.

About the Airport

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport traces its origins to a municipal airfield established in 1926 on a former automobile racetrack south of Atlanta. The facility grew steadily through the mid-20th century, and by the 1970s Atlanta's aviation leadership recognized the need for an entirely new facility. The modern airport opened on September 21, 1980, replacing the older terminal complex with a purpose-built system designed around high throughput.

ATL sits roughly 7 miles south of downtown Atlanta in Clayton and Fulton counties, positioned at a geographic crossroads that makes it a natural connecting hub for domestic travel. Delta Air Lines has operated its global hub here for decades, and the airport's spoke-and-concourse layout — 5 parallel concourses connected by an underground transit system — was specifically engineered to move connecting passengers efficiently. That infrastructure is a large part of why the airport has held the title of world's busiest by passenger count for most years since the late 1990s.

The airport serves as a gateway not just for the Southeast but for transatlantic and transpacific routes, with nonstop service reaching Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Atlanta itself is one of the fastest-growing metropolitan regions in the United States, and ATL reflects that scale. The concourse layout runs east to west, with runways on both the north and south sides — a configuration that allows simultaneous parallel operations and contributes to the airport's remarkable throughput. For passengers, pilots, and planners alike, ATL is less a single airport than a system unto itself.