RADAR-SIMKATL – Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Atlanta, United States · 33.637°N 84.428°W · elevation 1,027 ft
Control the traffic at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport in radar-sim , a free air traffic control simulator that runs in the browser: as tower you issue take-off and landing clearances on 08L/26R, 08R/26L, 09L/27R, 09R/27L and 10/28, as approach you vector and sequence the arrivals onto the ILS. No download, no account.
Start as tower at KATL ▶ · Start as approach at KATL ▶ · choose traffic level and wind first
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | True heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08L/26R | 2,743 m (8,999 ft) | 46 m | concrete | 090° / 270° |
| 08R/26L | 3,048 m (10,000 ft) | 46 m | concrete | 090° / 270° |
| 09L/27R | 3,776 m (12,388 ft) | 46 m | concrete | 090° / 270° |
| 09R/27L | 2,743 m (8,999 ft) | 46 m | concrete | 090° / 270° |
| 10/28 | 2,743 m (8,999 ft) | 46 m | concrete | 090° / 270° |
The airport has 5 runways. The parallel runways 08L/26R, 08R/26L, 09L/27R, 09R/27L and 10/28: 08L/26R – 08R/26L (301 m) and 09L/27R – 09R/27L (323 m) lie closer than 760 m and are worked as one runway, arrivals to both ends separated like on a single final; the other combinations are far enough apart (1035 m) for independent parallel approaches. The runways in use depend on the traffic level and the wind: one (the best headwind among the longest, here 09L/27R with 3,776 m) on low , two on medium, and on high every runway with a headwind component and at most 20 kt crosswind.
Airspace
The simulated control zone is a circle of 5 NM around the field with extensions along the instrument runways, up to 3,500 ft. In approach sessions arrivals check in over an entry fix and are vectored or sent direct to the initial approach fix of the runway in use; in tower sessions a virtual approach controller does this and hands them over established on the ILS inside 10 NM.
| Approach | Initial approach fix (bearing / distance from KATL) |
|---|---|
| RWY 08L | NUULA (274° / 13 NM) |
| RWY 08R | DILEM (273° / 13 NM) |
| RWY 09L | OTOSE (269° / 13 NM) |
| RWY 09R | GOBGO (269° / 13 NM) |
| RWY 10 | IZNUP (266° / 13 NM) |
| RWY 26L | ERKEB (087° / 13 NM) |
| RWY 26R | OMINI (087° / 13 NM) |
| RWY 27L |
MADBO (091° / 12 NM) |
| RWY 27R | BOELU (091° / 13 NM) |
| RWY 28 | TOAZI (095° / 13 NM) |
Entry fixes: APATO (081° / 27 NM), BIKAM (319° / 26 NM), BOIRI (215° / 28 NM), IKEKU (160° / 32 NM), ONDOP (041° / 32 NM), PENAS (279° / 27 NM).
Nearby airports
Controlled airports within 80 NM are drawn on the scope; departures leave towards their destination's direction.
KPDKDeKalb Peachtree Airport – 16 NM, bearing 024°KMGEDobbins Air Reserve Base – 17 NM, bearing 345°KRYYCobb County International Airport-McCollum Field – 24 NM, bearing 339°KRMGRichard B Russell Airport – 56 NM, bearing 320°KAHNAthens Ben Epps Airport – 58 NM, bearing 071°KMCNMiddle Georgia Regional Airport – 69 NM, bearing 146°KANBAnniston Regional Airport – 72 NM, bearing 268°KCSGColumbus Airport – 72 NM, bearing 201°
…and 1 more within 80 NM.
Other airports: all 20 airports in radar-sim · how to play and the command reference.