Major Car Rental Investment At Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport

Major Car Rental Investment At Atlanta* 1,200 additional ground storage spaces
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.* 10 rental car agencies
For car rental at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson* 137,000 square-foot customer service center
International Airport* 6 two-car APM trains
More than 2 million passengers complete rental car* 1 maintenance and recovery vehicle
transactions each year at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta* 1.3 acre APM train maintenance facility
International Airport. In order to meet current needs and* 27 acre “Quick Turnaround” area for rental
anticipated demands for rental vehicles,vehicles with maintenance, wash and fuel facilities
Hartsfield-Jackson is building a state-of-the-art* 140 fuel pumps
Consolidated Rental Car (CONRAC) facility. When it* 30 wash bays with water recovery system
opens in November 2009, CONRAC will house allHartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Airport rental car companies and their associated(IATA: ATL, ICAO: KATL, FAA LID: ATL), known
operations, including customer service, administrativelocally as Atlanta Airport, Hartsfield Airport, and
offices, ready/return parking, fueling and maintenanceHartsfield–Jackson, is located seven miles (11 km)
facilities.south of the central business district of Atlanta,
The 67.5-acre CONRAC facility is located acrossGeorgia, United States. It is the world's busiest airport
Interstate 85 from the Airport and will connect to theby passenger traffic, serving 90 million passengers per
existing passenger terminals via an Automated Peopleyear, as well as by number of landings and
Mover (APM) train system. The APM can move moretake-offs.[2] The airport is the primary hub of Delta Air
than 10,000 passengers an hour to and from theLines, AirTran Airways, Delta Connection under the
passenger terminal along the 1.6 mile long elevatedShuttle America name, and Delta Connection partner
guideway. The trip between the terminal and theAtlantic Southeast Airlines; the Delta hub is the world's
CONRAC APM station will be approximately fivelargest airline hub. Delta Air Lines flew 55.4% of
minutes. A stop at the Georgia International Conventionpassengers from the airport in 2008, AirTran flew
Center (GICC) will provide direct passenger access to19.27%, and Atlantic Southeast Airlines flew 12.94%.
the facility during conventions and events.The airport has 151 domestic and 28 international gates.
By centralizing all rental car operations adjacent to theHartsfield–Jackson held its ranking as the world's
Airport, CONRAC will eliminate the need for rentalbusiest airport in 2008, both in terms of passengers
agency shuttle buses and dramatically reduce theand number of flights, by accommodating 90 million
number of rental cars on terminal roadways. Thispassengers and 978,824 flights. Many of the nearly
should help minimize the Airport’s carbon footprintone million flights are domestic flights from within the
by improving overall traffic flow around the passengerUnited States where Atlanta serves as a major hub
terminal.for travel throughout the Southern United States.
CONRAC is one of several projects included inHartsfield–Jackson International Airport has
Hartsfield-Jackson’s Capital Improvement Programinternational service to North America, South America,
(CIP). The $6 billion-plus program supports theCentral America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. As an
Airport’s overall mission by planning, designing,international gateway to the United States,
building and maintaining facilities to meet projectedHartsfield–Jackson ranks seventh; John F. Kennedy
growth in domestic and international travel. CIPInternational Airport in New York City is first.[4]
projects reduce flight delays, increase airfield andHowever, the airport is increasingly becoming a major
terminal capacity, enhance overall customer service,gateway for international flights; 2008 saw international
and substantially contribute to Georgia’s economictraffic jump 3.18 percent over the previous year, with
development.more than 4.6 million passengers boarding international
CONRAC Featuresflights.
* 2 four-story parking decksThe airport is located mostly in unincorporated areas in
* 2.8 million square feet of parkingFulton and Clayton counties; the city limits of Atlanta,
* More than 8,700 ready, return and storage parkingCollege Park, and Hapeville extend to the airport
spacesgrounds. The airport is reachable by train on MARTA.