Development plans


   In 1999 the program was announced the development of the airport Hartsfield-Jackson "Focus on the future", which aims to prepare the airport to service the project number of 121 million passengers in 2015. The initial budget for the program amounted to 5.4 billion dollars over a period of ten years, but to date, taking into account the delays and rising construction prices, it had reached 9 billion.

   The capacity of car rental (CONRAC), which should have been put into operation in early 2009, under one roof will join the agency to deliver the cars to rent. The automated system of passenger transportation (production Mitsubishi) will connect the building with different areas of the airport. CONRAC the road to the airport will also be connected by four highway.

   In July 2003, Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin announced the construction of a new terminal, which will be called "The International Airport named Maynard Holbrooke Jackson Jr.. The new international terminal will be built on the east side of the airport near the International Hall E, on the site, which now are cargo facilities and airport control tower. It will be 10 additional outputs for the reception of wide-bodied aircraft, the additional registration desk and the baggage area for international carriers. Arriving international passengers, for which Atlanta is the final destination will be able to get the luggage at the exit from the airport. The new terminal will be connected to Terminal E automated system of passenger transportation, which will also pick up passengers to the Land Transport Highway 75.

   After the construction of a new international terminal is planned to build another terminal in the south of the modern. This terminal will be up to 70 outputs. Currently, the project known as Complex South exit and is estimated to cost 1.8 billion new terminal will be connected to the existing automated system of passenger transportation.

   In addition to the pedestrian subway, which consists of a series of travolator connecting rooms, transport corridors, there is an automated system of passenger transportation. This route starts at the main terminal after the security services, followed by stops at the stations in each of the six halls. In addition, there is a station in the baggage compartment, which is located directly beneath the main terminal. This is the most downloaded in the world an automated system of passenger transportation in 2002, it transported 64 million passengers.