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...sheer size no other airport in the world can match it. With its twin terminals and 138 boarding gates, the new passenger complex at the William B. Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, which opened last week, sprawls over an area equivalent to 45 football fields. The $500 million jetport is far bigger than its closest rival: the terminal at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport covers a mere 29 football fields...
With so many air lanes leading to Atlanta, Hartsfield became seriously overburdened. The old terminal, built to handle 18 million passengers annually, last year had to accommodate 42 million. Mobs at the ticket counters, long treks to the planes and indefinite delays on the runways made Hartsfield notorious as a dispenser of Southern discomfort...
...airport monorail will be the nation's fifth busiest rapid transit system, ranking ahead of San Francisco's BART, which hauls 160,000 passengers daily. Moving sidewalks, computerized baggage handling, and a one-stop security checkpoint equipped with twelve electronic screening devices will also minimize the Hartsfield hassle. By 1985 travelers will be able to reach downtown Atlanta, nine miles away, in 17 minutes on a new branch of the Atlanta metro. Although designers spent $450,000 on contemporary art at the airport, most critics were unimpressed. Quipped Atlanta Journal Columnist Ron Hudspeth: "They could have gotten...
After jumping out to a blistering 5-2 start that first season, the Jays melted. Manager Roy Hartsfield implored victory-starved supporters to remain patient, often citing the New York Mets...
...HARTSFIELD. 27.3 million passengers last year. Averages 1,342 landings and take-offs daily. Three parallel runways, nine airlines. Delays of 30 min. or more: 1,339. Accessibility: good. Allow 15 to 45 min. for nine-mile ride downtown by car or cab ($7.50). Half-hourly limousines downtown ($3.50). Two commuter airlines. Parking: ample. Far-out lots served by shuttle bus. Flow Through: well planned. Sidewalk check-ins, baggage carts for rent (75?). One big central terminal with fingers leading to boarding areas. Longest walk: 2,680 ft. Baggage checkout: good. Hotels/Motels: plentiful. Nineteen near airport. Amenities: unambitious. Adequate lounges...