KATL/ATL METAR & TAF Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Atlanta, GeorgiaElevation 1,026 ftLarge airport
CURRENT STATUS
VFR32 min old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
VFR
ceiling & visibility
WIND
070@10
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
DENSITY ALT
411 ft
-615 ft vs field
CURRENT METAR
Decoded observation
KATL is currently VFR. Winds are from the east at 10 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.
WIND
70° at 10 kt
Steady.
VISIBILITY
10 statute miles
16.1 km, good.
CEILING & SKY
CLR
FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.
TEMP / DEWPOINT
12°C / 7°C
54°F / 45°F. 5°C spread.
ALTIMETER
30.42 inHg
1030.1 hPa, above standard.
WEATHER & HAZARDS
No significant hazards
No precipitation or obscuration reported.
REMARKS: DECODED
AO2
automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)
SLP297
sea-level pressure 1029.7 hPa
T01220072
precise temperature 12.2°C, dew point 7.2°C
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station needs maintenance
TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST
TAF timeline
KATL forecast starts VFR at 08Z. Worst period is 16Z to 22Z with VFR possible (GUST). Best period is 08Z to 16Z (VFR). Conditions are roughly steady over the period.
0800Z4:00 AM1336Z9:36 AM1912Z3:12 PM0048Z8:48 PM0624Z2:24 AM1200Z8:00 AM
FAA: no delays reported at ATL.
Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.
SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE
Suggested risk level: Low
›No significant weather concerns in the current report.
A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL
Extended forecast and pilot notes
Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 70° at 10 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests sunday sunny, high near 70F, low near 51F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.
| Day | Conditions | Temp F | Wind | Gusts | Precip | Pilot note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Sunny | 70/51 | NE 13 kt | 22 kt | 0% | |
| Monday | Sunny | 72/47 | NE 9 kt | – | 0% | |
| Tuesday | Sunny | 75/51 | E 4 kt | – | 0% | |
| Wednesday | Partly Sunny | 72/53 | E 9 kt | – | 1% | |
| Thursday | Mostly Sunny | 75/54 | NE 9 kt | – | 1% | |
| Friday | Sunny | 77/58 | E 9 kt | – | 1% | |
| Saturday | Mostly Sunny | 77 | E 9 kt | – | 4% |
Source: National Weather Service (office FFC). Forecast issued 0709Z.
Radar
Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.
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5 runways · crosswind ranking
WIND USED
070° at 10 kt
Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.
RECOMMENDED
RWY 109 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind
RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end
10
HEAD
9 kt
CROSS
3 kt L
09R
HEAD
9 kt
CROSS
3 kt L
09L
HEAD
9 kt
CROSS
3 kt L
08R
HEAD
9 kt
CROSS
3 kt L
08L
HEAD
9 kt
CROSS
3 kt L
28
HEAD
9 kt tail
CROSS
3 kt R
27L
HEAD
9 kt tail
CROSS
3 kt R
27R
HEAD
9 kt tail
CROSS
3 kt R
26L
HEAD
9 kt tail
CROSS
3 kt R
26R
HEAD
9 kt tail
CROSS
3 kt R
Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.
RUNWAYS
Runway detail & declared distances
10/28
RWY 1090°T
Landing length (LDA)9,000 ft
TORA / TODA / ASDA9,000 / 9,000 / 9,000 ft
ILSILS/DME
Approach lightsALSF2
VGSIPAPI (P4R)
Traffic patternRight
RWY 28270°T
Landing length (LDA)9,000 ft
TORA / TODA / ASDA9,000 / 9,000 / 9,000 ft
ILSILS/DME
Approach lightsALSF2
VGSIPAPI (P4R)
09R/27L
RWY 09R90°T
Landing length (LDA)9,000 ft
TORA / TODA / ASDA9,000 / 9,000 / 9,000 ft
ILSILS/DME
Approach lightsALSF2
VGSIPAPI (P4L)
Traffic patternLeft
RWY 27L270°T
Landing length (LDA)8,865 ft
TORA / TODA / ASDA9,000 / 9,000 / 8,865 ft
ILSILS/DME
Approach lightsALSF2
VGSIPAPI (P4R)
Traffic patternLeft
09L/27R
RWY 09L90°T
Landing length (LDA)11,730 ft
TORA / TODA / ASDA12,390 / 12,390 / 11,730 ft
ILSILS/DME
VGSIPAPI (P4R)
Traffic patternLeft
RWY 27R270°T
Landing length (LDA)11,890 ft
TORA / TODA / ASDA12,390 / 12,390 / 12,390 ft
Displaced threshold500 ft
ILSILS
Approach lightsMALS
VGSIPAPI (P4R)
Traffic patternLeft
08R/26L
RWY 08R90°T
Landing length (LDA)9,999 ft
TORA / TODA / ASDA9,999 / 10,999 / 9,999 ft
ILSILS/DME
VGSIPAPI (P4L)
Traffic patternLeft
RWY 26L270°T
Landing length (LDA)9,999 ft
TORA / TODA / ASDA9,999 / 9,999 / 9,999 ft
ILSILS/DME
Approach lightsMALSR
VGSIPAPI (P4L)
Traffic patternLeft
08L/26R
RWY 08L90°T
Landing length (LDA)8,800 ft
TORA / TODA / ASDA9,000 / 9,000 / 8,800 ft
ILSILS/DME
Approach lightsALSF2
VGSIPAPI (P4L)
RWY 26R270°T
Landing length (LDA)8,500 ft
TORA / TODA / ASDA9,000 / 9,000 / 8,500 ft
ILSILS/DME
Approach lightsMALSR
VGSIPAPI (P4L)
Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.
FIELD CONDITIONS
Performance & density altitude
Density altitude
411 ft
Pressure altitude
526 ft
Field elevation
1,026 ft MSL
Temperature
12°C (54°F)
Dewpoint
7°C (45°F)
Altimeter
30.42 inHg
Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.
DAYLIGHT & NIGHT
Sun & logging windows
Sunset
2253Z 6:53 PM
Sunrise
1150Z 7:50 AM
Loggable night
2319Z (7:19 PM local) → 1125Z (7:25 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2253Z (6:53 PM local) → 1150Z (7:50 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2353Z (7:53 PM local) → 1050Z (6:50 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))
FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.
AIRPORT INFORMATION
Facility & services
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport is in Atlanta, Georgia. Field elevation 1,026 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.
OPERATIONS & CONTACT
OwnershipPublicly owned
UseOpen to the public
TypeLarge airport
Airline serviceYes
ManagerRICKY SMITH
Manager phone404-530-6600
AttendedContinuous (24 hours)
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAKATL / ATL
SectionalATLANTA
Center (ARTCC)ATLANTA
Flight service (AFSS)MACON
RegionGeorgia
CountryUnited States
Coordinates33.6367, -84.4281
Distance from city7 NM S
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Fuel100 · 100LL · Jet A
Control towerTowered
BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)
UNICOM122.950
FREQUENCIES
Communications
127.9
ATLANTA APP (090°-269°)
APP
128
ATLANTA APPROACH
APP
119.65
ATIS
ATIS
118.1
CLNC DEL
CLD
121.225
ATLANTA DEP (RWAY 10-28)
DEP
125.65
ATLANTA DEP (RWAY 09-27)
DEP
133.475
ATLANTA DEP (RWY 08-26)
DEP
121.65
GND
GND
116.9
MACON RDO
RDO
30.697
SFA
SFA
119.1
ATLANTA TWR
TWR
122.95
UNICOM
UNIC
122.950
UNICOM
UNICOM
Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY
KATL traffic patterns
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1244.3
AVG OPS/DAY
1312.1
Operations trend (18 days)
Busiest day: Mon · Busiest month: Jul
FLEET MIX
Airliner 98%Unknown 1%
Mostly airliner-class aircraft.
TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›B739 (Airliner) · ~4800 landings/mo
›A321 (Airliner) · ~4303 landings/mo
›B712 (Airliner) · ~3686 landings/mo
›CRJ9 (Airliner) · ~2263 landings/mo
›B752 (Airliner) · ~1415 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly large aircraft.
›B712 (Airliner)
›B739 (Airliner)
›CRJ9 (Airliner)
›H500 (Helicopter)
›B752 (Airliner)
This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.
Data limitations (4)
›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.
›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.
›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.
›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.
NEARBY AIRPORTS
Weather reference stations
AIRPORT REMARKS
Operational remarks
›ACFT WITH WINGSPAN GREATER THAN 171 FT ARE RSTRD FROM USING TWY V. ACFT WITH WINGSPAN GREATER THAN 171 FT ARE REQUIRED TO USE TAXI SPEEDS LESS THAN 15 MPH WHEN PASSING ACFT WITH WINGSPAN GREATER THAN 214FT ON TXWY L/M (EAST OF L7).
›ROTG BCN LCTD S OF TWY R7, N OF TWY SJ2 NR FIRE STATION.
›CONCRETE HOPPER
›PAPI RWY 26R UNUSBL BYD 6 DEG LEFT AND 7 DEG RIGHT OF RCL.
›PAPI RWY 26L UNUSBL BYD 7 DEG LEFT AND RIGHT OF RCL.
›PCR VALUE: 1378/R/C/W/T
›PCR VALUE: 1068/R/C/W/T
›PCR VALUE: 1336/R/C/W/T
›PCR VALUE: 1307/R/C/W/T
›PCR VALUE: 1437/R/D/W/T
›NOISE & OPNS MONITORING SYSTEM (NOMS) PROGRAM IN EFFECT; CALL THE ATLANTA DEPT OF AVIATION 770-43-NOISE OR 770-436-6473 FOR MORE INFO.
›RUNUPS ARE PERMITTED AT VARIOUS SITES; COORD USE OF CITY FACS, MOVEMENT AREAS, ALLOWABLE NON-MOVEMENT AREAS WITH DEPT OF AVN OPNS, 404-787-6095; AND COORD THE USE OF THE AIRLINES FACS WITH THEM.
›PREFERENTIAL RWY USE IN EFFECT, EXPECT TO USE RWYS 08R/26L, 09L/27R FOR DEPS; RWYS 08L/26R, 09R/27L ARE USED PRIMARILY FOR ARRIVALS.
›BE ALERT TO RWY CROSSING CLEARANCES. READBACK OF ALL RWY HOLDING INSTRUCTIONS IS REQUIRED.
›WHEN ACFT WITH WINGSPAN GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 172FT IS PRESENT ON TWY E BTN TWY E13 & APCH END RWY 26L, NO ACFT WITH WINGSPAN GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 144FT MAY BE PRESENT ON ECHO PAD.
›ACFT SHOULD NOT EXCT THE ACUTE ANGLED TWY TURN EBND TO NBND FROM TWY N TO TWY J.
›BIRD ACT ON AND INVOF ARPT.
›ACFT WITH WINGSPAN GTR THAN 171 FT AND/OR TAIL HGT GTR THAN 45 FT ARE RSTD FROM USING TWY W. DURG TWY W OPNS RWY 27R INTXN DEPS FROM TWY LB OR TWY LC CAN EXPC THE FLWG DSTCS WITH RWY RMNG: FROM TWY LB 11,040 FT (TORA/TODA) AND 12,140 FT (ASDA); FROM TWY LC 10,810 FT (TORA/TODA) AND 11,910 FT (ASDA). ACFT MAY REQ THE FULL LEN OF RWY 27R FOR DEP UPON INITIAL CTC WITH ATC.
›NO ACFT WITH WINGSPAN GREATER THAN 213 FT MAY PASS ANOTHER ACFT WITH WINGSPAN GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 225 FT ON TWY L/M EAST OF L7.
›TWO ACFT WITH WINGSPANS GREATER THAN 225 FT MAY NOT TAXI SIMULTANEOUSLY ON ADJACENT PARALLEL TWYS L/M EXCEPT WEST OF L7 AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 15 MPH. NO ACFT WITH WINGSPAN 226 FT OR GTR CAN TAXI ON TWY M BTN L14 AND L16, TWY N BTN P AND SC, OR TWY N BTN U AND K.
›WHEN ACFT WITH WINGSPANS GREATER THAN 214 FT ARE PRESENT ON THE FIELD, ALL OTHER ACFT MUST ADHERE TO THE TWY CENTERLINE ON TWYS L AND M, TWYS E AND F, AND TWYS SC AND SJ BETWEEN SG AND R DUE TO SEPARATION BETWEEN THE PARALLEL TWYS.
›ALL ACFT WITH WINGSPANS GREATER THAN 214 FT ARE REQUIRED TO USE TAXI SPEEDS NOT GREATER THAN 15 MPH ON TWYS A, L, M, AND SJ.
›RWY 9L DEPARTURES CAN EXPECT INTERSECTION DEPARTURE FM M2 WITH RWY REMAINING 11,440 FT (TORA/TODA) AND 10,780 (ASDA).
›ACFT WITH A WINGSPAN OF GREATER THAN 214FT ARE RESTRICTED FM USING TWY F EAST OF RAMP 5 NORTH AND WEST OF TWY D.
›ALL RWYS, TOUCH AND GO OPERATIONS, LOW APPROACHES, AND PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APPROACHES NOT PERMITTED.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does KATL have a METAR?
Yes. KATL has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.
Does KATL have a TAF?
Yes, a TAF is issued for KATL; the decoded forecast timeline is shown above.
What is the field elevation at KATL?
KATL sits at 1,026 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KATL?
No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.
This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.