Business Chief US+CAN Magazine November 2019 | Page 92

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Based in Atlanta , Georgia , Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is the busiest airport in the US and in the world . According to the ACI , it had 107,394,029 passengers pass through in 2018 , up 3.3 % from the previous year , when it was also the busiest airport in the world . The state ’ s largest employer , it provides 63,000 on-site jobs and generates $ 3.4bn in revenue for the metro Atlanta area , according to the airport website . It schedules 1,098 flights every day . NOVEMBER 2019