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How Busy Is Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport? ATL
Atlanta, United States. Departures peak at 09:00 local, averaging about 92 flights per hour.
Window: last 60 days. Last refreshed: 2026-11-15.
Peak departure hour
09:00
92 flights/hr
Quietest active hour
00:00
1 flights/hr
Traffic score
77/100
Relative volume
Departures by hour (local time)
Avg per day, last 60 daysTotal: about 1,100 departures per day.
Weekday vs weekend departure pattern
Weekday avg per hour
Weekend avg per hour
Arrivals by hour (local time)
Avg per day, last 60 daysPeak arrival hour: 08:00 local (about 89 flights/hr). Total: about 1,100 arrivals per day.
Top airlines
- 1. Delta Air Lines (DL)
- 2. LATAM Airlines Chile (LA)
- 3. Korean Air (KE)
- 4. Aerovias de Mexico S.A. de C.V. (AM)
- 5. WestJet (WS)
Top destinations
- 1. 🇺🇸 Chicago (ORD)
- 2. 🇺🇸 Orlando (MCO)
- 3. 🇺🇸 Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
- 4. 🇺🇸 Miami (MIA)
- 5. 🇺🇸 New York (JFK)
Frequently asked
- What's the busiest hour for departures at ATL?
- Departures from Hartsfield-Jackson Intl peak at 09:00 local time, averaging about 92 flights per hour over the past 60 days.
- What's the quietest hour to fly out of ATL?
- The quietest hour with regular service is 00:00 local time, averaging 1 flights per hour.
- Which airline operates the most flights from ATL?
- Delta Air Lines (DL) ran more departures from Hartsfield-Jackson Intl than any other airline over the past 60 days.
- What's the most popular destination from ATL?
- Chicago (ORD) was the most-flown destination over the past 60 days.
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