I’m an air traffic controller in Atlanta. Not in the tower, though - I’m a radar controller in a different place. It is the best job I’ve ever had. I have my days like everyone else. Shift work certainly isn’t fun and I’ve certainly missed my fair share of Saturday nights & holidays over the years. But it is meaningful work that also ends at the end of your shift and that is one of the best parts. I’m not taking a bag home full of work and I’m not answering my phone unless I want to. I do my job, I get in my car, and I watch work get smaller in my rear view mirror.
This is amazing! My son is a captain at Spirit Airlines, and Atlanlta is his home base. He has never told me much about the inner workings going on at the airport! Just wait until he gets home this week. I'm going to pick his brain even more. Wonderful video! Thanks to the person(s) responsible for making this video available to the general public.
Love everything abt aviation, I'd be thrilled if I came come from flyimg one day and my mother asked me a ton about my job and added in new info. This is my dream ❤
Just had a connecting flight from Jacksonville (FL) to Denver (CO),(May 29). Had about 40 minutes to get off in Terminal A and get on next plane in Terminal T. We Took the train. It ran very smoothy. They had already started the boarding process. We made the flight and our bags were tagged with a Rapid Transfer tag attached to the flight # tag. Everything worked very well and I have to say after watching this video on Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport I am very impressed. They may be the World's Busiest Airport, but every time I have flown thru the airport I have never lost a bag or that it did not make its connection. Great Work by all the men and women who work there to make sure we all get where we are going safely. I for one am a very happy and satisfied customer. I love Delta and wish that Denver Intl Airport was a hub for them. We prefer them over any other domestic carrier. Keep up the great work. The behind the scenes video was just fascinating to see how they are able to keep everything on schedule is just amazing.
one of the best and most informative documentaries i've EVER seen. loved seeing all the departments which I never knew about before, and all the interviews of the "average" workers which are so vital for an airport to run. great stuff
My dad is a pilot for delta on the 737, and used to be based out of Atlanta on the md-88. Cannot explain how much I love Atlanta. Plane spotters paradise
Been flying through this airport since 70s..Just had a flight to Atlanta to see friends for a couple days then a flight out to MX a month ago...Amazed how efficient things went.
3 dozen got the point I was making. Experienced flyer with a lot of experiences in ATL...Very few airports are as well run. Easy to navigate. O'Hare is another one.....To bad you don't get to travel. Sound jealous with negative vibes- energy.
This is one of the coolest and indepth informative documentary on an airport's functionality, nonethess of the busiest in the world....As a flying geek and an aviation lover, it was fabulously made...❤❤❤
WOW!!! I won't be complaining about the cost of an airline ticket anymore haha. That's INSANE!! Thanks for putting this video together! It was FASCINATING! Plus I freakin LOVE Delta, so it was cool seeing the operations of this airline.
I cannot imagine running a more complicated organization than an airline. There are so many things that can go wrong that it's incredible that things go right as often as they do.
Congres to everyone doing a good and outstanding job @ Airports. Is not that simple as it looks. It needs concentration, LOVE, precision and knowing what you signed for. Best job ever. Very dynamic environment.
I have been on a plane that they switched out for another and I was amazed with how quickly/easily they got that whole situation handled. Atlanta is an amazing airport!
The airport operates like a well-oiled, well-tuned machine. It's almost frightening how well it works. Maybe the people who run the airport should run the country. God knows they couldn't do any worse.
I’ve been through Atlanta airport many many times without incident. It’s a very well-designed airport with five runways as opposed to JFK with only two, it’s terminals are connected via subway and walkway, I have no issues whatsoever with Atlanta airport. The only issue is Delta may put me on an arriving gate B1 and a connecting gate on E 17 with a short connect connection time but that’s the only issue I see. I used to fly from San Diego to Baltimore via Atlanta monthly and never had an issue issue.
@@jyothathi9566There’s also an episode of Family Guy where Stewie plays Darth Vader. He steps out of his arriving spaceship, and says: “we came from a galaxy far, far away; but we still had to change in Atlanta.” 😅😅
in my experience from recent trips you can have most efficient system but if flights delayed sometimes due to atc holding flights back due to traffic etc there's literally nothing you can do and you just have to deal with delay but the airline will always get you there eventually
At 9:30 into the video they say, "75,000,000 pound plane," they are referring to its monetary value, not the weight of the plane, the announcer is British.
Wonderful documentary and highlights all the hard work that goes into making an airport run smoothly. Congratulations to the TSA for their great work. Such a shame though that there can be a minority with intent to harm passengers. Flying is such an amazing part of life and we are blessed to be able to travel the world
Wow, that's amazing! I do not fly often because I'm terrified (yes I know flying is safer), but I never realized how many responsibilities there are behind the scenes.
Most airports are the exact same way, you would be surprised how the behind the scenes operations works and just how interconnected everything is. Even with this video, airport operations is almost as incredible as a beehive or ant hill at work. Day in and day out..24 hours a day 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Dallas ( AA HQ trams are some of the most reliable and efficient airport train system)
Never lose your temper with airport workers. We’ll never lose temper with anyone working. Everyone is so important and their priority is to make your day go according to plan.
I question the strategy of sending so many connecting passengers and flights through one airport when Delta has other major hub airports (Minneapolis, Detroit, Salt Lake City, etc.) that can handle large numbers of passengers and flights. Many people who have connected in Atlanta tell me that it’s too overcrowded even with the large number of terminal concourses and runways. I much prefer Detroit or Minneapolis - less crowded at both! (I’ve flown through them.)
Atlanta is a much better candidate for a hub for both of those airports especially in the winter when it gets cold up north. Plus without delta Atlanta wouldn’t be anything so they get multiple benefits at the airport other airlines wouldn’t have.
Personally force my DL connections through Raleigh, Cincinnati, or DTW when I can in the summer just to avoid the Deep South storms. SLC is a slept on connecting hub if I’m going to the west coast or south west but not LAX
That's pretty simplistic logic, which is illogical for all of the moving parts. I love Hartsfield, even though they sent my luggage to Frankfort, KY instead of Frankfurt, Germany...
I want to work at an airport. At my local airport for the ramp agent positions, the pay seems to be far too low for the labor required and be attractive. However I haven't seen any Airside Safety positions and I feel like I would enjoy that more.
If you have any type of mechanical or electrical skills try and get a job in the facilities maintenance department. It will pay a lot better than working on the ramp.
Probably not a lot of difference for a train station serving 100,000,000 people a year. Having to maintain thousands of miles of rail lines may be even worse.
@@kmir224lol what a lie. There can be both cars and trains, but rail is absolutely not impractical for America. You should be able to take a rail from Naples FL to Miami, from Atlanta to Savannah, etc.
@@BellaJoASMR lie? WTF? obviously, with enough money, almost anything is possible. also, you mentioned smaller, in-state rail travel. i'm talking about connecting major railways throughout all the major cities in the country
It’s not that it would be impossible to set up railways - in fact there used to be a lot more passenger trains in the USA than there are now. Most have been closed down or are only used for cargo (except for subways in the major cities), ever since commercial air travel has been a thing. The US is so huge that it would take a tremendous amount of rail to connect all the major cities as they do in Europe and some parts of Asia; plus trains are much slower than planes. Trains are better for smaller distances with dense populations, which is why they work so well in places like Japan, and still work for some US cities like New York. Planes are better for larger distances with less dense populations, which is what we mostly have in the USA.
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I’m an air traffic controller in Atlanta. Not in the tower, though - I’m a radar controller in a different place. It is the best job I’ve ever had. I have my days like everyone else. Shift work certainly isn’t fun and I’ve certainly missed my fair share of Saturday nights & holidays over the years. But it is meaningful work that also ends at the end of your shift and that is one of the best parts. I’m not taking a bag home full of work and I’m not answering my phone unless I want to. I do my job, I get in my car, and I watch work get smaller in my rear view mirror.
Interesting response. Hope it pays well because I'm sure it's a lot of pressure for staff.
@GamingWithMaddogBecause it can lead to confusion when you’re at an airport where Delta has 800 departures.
My Son is a Pilot for Delta. He really only has to go to ATL for training. He flies the A330 to Europe👨✈️✈️ I personally hate ATL!
Peachtree City ATL TRACON??
Wonderful ! No calls from boss.
This is amazing! My son is a captain at Spirit Airlines, and Atlanlta is his home base. He has never told me much about the inner workings going on at the airport! Just wait until he gets home this week. I'm going to pick his brain even more. Wonderful video! Thanks to the person(s) responsible for making this video available to the general public.
SPIRIT? 😂
I’m guessing he’s homeless and just makes up the story about going to work, therefore explaining not really understanding what’s going on there.
Love everything abt aviation, I'd be thrilled if I came come from flyimg one day and my mother asked me a ton about my job and added in new info. This is my dream ❤
“Most people don’t even know I exist”
Felt that
The hero we don't know about.
Thank goddess.
Just had a connecting flight from Jacksonville (FL) to Denver (CO),(May 29). Had about 40 minutes to get off in Terminal A and get on next plane in Terminal T. We Took the train. It ran very smoothy. They had already started the boarding process. We made the flight and our bags were tagged with a Rapid Transfer tag attached to the flight # tag. Everything worked very well and I have to say after watching this video on Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport I am very impressed. They may be the World's Busiest Airport, but every time I have flown thru the airport I have never lost a bag or that it did not make its connection. Great Work by all the men and women who work there to make sure we all get where we are going safely. I for one am a very happy and satisfied customer.
I love Delta and wish that Denver Intl Airport was a hub for them. We prefer them over any other domestic carrier. Keep up the great work. The behind the scenes video was just fascinating to see how they are able to keep everything on schedule is just amazing.
one of the best and most informative documentaries i've EVER seen. loved seeing all the departments which I never knew about before, and all the interviews of the "average" workers which are so vital for an airport to run. great stuff
You chose the right people to interview and follow. Well done.
It's not original material and has been on RUclips before.
@@billyfouronesix interesting, thanks!
My dad is a pilot for delta on the 737, and used to be based out of Atlanta on the md-88. Cannot explain how much I love Atlanta. Plane spotters paradise
a huge congrats for all these people working hard for the airport 👍
Been flying through this airport since 70s..Just had a flight to Atlanta to see friends for a couple days then a flight out to MX a month ago...Amazed how efficient things went.
You had to make it about you, didn’t you?
3 dozen got the point I was making. Experienced flyer with a lot of experiences in ATL...Very few airports are as well run. Easy to navigate. O'Hare is another one.....To bad you don't get to travel. Sound jealous with negative vibes- energy.
@@JohnJones-f6l you’re wrong on so many accounts, guess that just makes you plain stupid. Still trying to make it about you., that was my point.
@@JohnJones-f6l pull my finger…..
As a frequent traveller, I am very appreciative of all the amazing "back of office" work you all do to keep us safe. Thank you so very much 🙏🙏
Thanks Naked Science for releasing this documentary. This is by far the most interesting one I've ever watched
It's not original material and has been on RUclips before.
Really enjoyed this. Very well done documentary. I had no idea about many of these jobs they do behind the scenes.
It's not original material and has been on RUclips before.
It’s crazy to see behind the scenes, cause this is my home airport!
This is one of the coolest and indepth informative documentary on an airport's functionality, nonethess of the busiest in the world....As a flying geek and an aviation lover, it was fabulously made...❤❤❤
WOW!!! I won't be complaining about the cost of an airline ticket anymore haha. That's INSANE!! Thanks for putting this video together! It was FASCINATING! Plus I freakin LOVE Delta, so it was cool seeing the operations of this airline.
I cannot imagine running a more complicated organization than an airline. There are so many things that can go wrong that it's incredible that things go right as often as they do.
Congres to everyone doing a good and outstanding job @ Airports. Is not that simple as it looks. It needs concentration, LOVE, precision and knowing what you signed for. Best job ever. Very dynamic environment.
What a great doco! Thanks for putting it up
it's been on RUclips before. Guess the people who made it aren't concerned with copyright issues.
I just LOVE the aviation industry ❤❤ I love these type of documentaries ❤❤❤❤
Greatest airport in the world, most efficient, safest, quickest to move around.
Might be efficient for US citizens, but as someone who had to go through the immigration process in Atlanta multiple times: Its fucking awful
@@nerfme532 Sorry! It will get better 😊
I have been on a plane that they switched out for another and I was amazed with how quickly/easily they got that whole situation handled. Atlanta is an amazing airport!
The airport operates like a well-oiled, well-tuned machine. It's almost frightening how well it works. Maybe the people who run the airport should run the country. God knows they couldn't do any worse.
The airport runs like a dictatorship. Toe the line or get banned.
Funny because in GA they HATE that its the city of atlanta that runs it(racism) and wants the non black people to run it.
I’ve been through Atlanta airport many many times without incident. It’s a very well-designed airport with five runways as opposed to JFK with only two, it’s terminals are connected via subway and walkway, I have no issues whatsoever with Atlanta airport. The only issue is Delta may put me on an arriving gate B1 and a connecting gate on E 17 with a short connect connection time but that’s the only issue I see. I used to fly from San Diego to Baltimore via Atlanta monthly and never had an issue issue.
I love Hartsfield. It’s very well organized.
Ditto
Here in the South, we say: if you wanna go to heaven, you have to change in Atlanta.😅
very interesting!
@@jyothathi9566There’s also an episode of Family Guy where Stewie plays Darth Vader. He steps out of his arriving spaceship, and says: “we came from a galaxy far, far away; but we still had to change in Atlanta.” 😅😅
@@Mostopinionatedmanofalltime wow, I think I have seen that episode and I didn't get it then. But now I do!
Thanks, enjoyed, I go thru Atlanta a few times a year, Pretty much smooth sailing.
in my experience from recent trips you can have most efficient system but if flights delayed sometimes due to atc holding flights back due to traffic etc there's literally nothing you can do and you just have to deal with delay but the airline will always get you there eventually
At 9:30 into the video they say, "75,000,000 pound plane," they are referring to its monetary value, not the weight of the plane, the announcer is British.
for me as a pilot. I love flying into this airport. they lounges for pilots are the best even if you don't fly for delta
OMG - this is just incredibly impressive! I have flown in & out of Hartsfield-Jackson for years and never appreciated all this!
Awesome documentary!❤🎉🔥💯👌🏾🤩
It's not original material and has been on RUclips before.
Flying can be both easy and complicated at the same time but mostly good.
Thats deep.
i appreciate how you always provide fresh insights!
Wonderful documentary and highlights all the hard work that goes into making an airport run smoothly. Congratulations to the TSA for their great work. Such a shame though that there can be a minority with intent to harm passengers. Flying is such an amazing part of life and we are blessed to be able to travel the world
Who are the TSA?
Never heard of them before.
@@BrianKitching-wv5nh TSA are the (Transportation Security Administration) and the are part of Homeland Security Department.
Fascinating! Mahalo for uploading this video!
This was a great video. Very informative. I’ve always wondered how every aspect worked and came together.
the normal designation for Taxiway D is Delta, but hecause there are so many Delta Airlines flights at ATL, they call that taxiway "Dixie."
That's because Delta Airlines central hub is here
Used to live outside Atlanta. Never had a problem at the airport
I flown only once in my life but I like to watch these documentaries.
This was an interesting, and amazing Documentary, i learned so much! And i love Atlanta!!!
Excellent video. Very interesting and informative.
When I fly I try to always schedule around a 2 hr layover. That way delays aren’t so stressful
Amazing video!!!
Wow, that's amazing! I do not fly often because I'm terrified (yes I know flying is safer), but I never realized how many responsibilities there are behind the scenes.
Very interesting, I enjoyed this video, thank you!
Its crazy how every department work together
Amazing airport sure. Excellent video buddy
It's not original material and has been on RUclips before.
Excellent documentary
one of the best informative video that I have seen, thank you.❤❤❤❤❤
0:29 You can literally remove the zipped section with a BIC pen. No need to destroy property...
Someone in Kenya loves me!. That's amazing!
Very interesting documentary! 🙏
The pilots must be like the Superstars of the Airports, I would love to be a commercial pilot.
I have been here, its exactly as portrayed, extremely busy!
Would love to see other big airlines as we do use American and United let’s see how they operate also.
Most airports are the exact same way, you would be surprised how the behind the scenes operations works and just how interconnected everything is. Even with this video, airport operations is almost as incredible as a beehive or ant hill at work. Day in and day out..24 hours a day 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Dallas ( AA HQ trams are some of the most reliable and efficient airport train system)
Nice insight but the one thing i would like to have seen was where the food is prepared for long haul flights 😊
Sam Chui has a great video on the food preparation in the Doha airport. Very much worth watching - I have more respect for airplane food now!
Never lose your temper with airport workers. We’ll never lose temper with anyone working. Everyone is so important and their priority is to make your day go according to plan.
I landed at ATL from Amsterdam in 22. It took us 30 ( ! ) minutes to get to the gate.
Understandable
The Hudson River plane took off from LGA not JFK FFS @ 33.45
Fun fact: airlines other than Delta also operate out of Atlanta! ;)
I’m glad I fit this video into my shed juul
I question the strategy of sending so many connecting passengers and flights through one airport when Delta has other major hub airports (Minneapolis, Detroit, Salt Lake City, etc.) that can handle large numbers of passengers and flights. Many people who have connected in Atlanta tell me that it’s too overcrowded even with the large number of terminal concourses and runways. I much prefer Detroit or Minneapolis - less crowded at both! (I’ve flown through them.)
Atlanta is a much better candidate for a hub for both of those airports especially in the winter when it gets cold up north. Plus without delta Atlanta wouldn’t be anything so they get multiple benefits at the airport other airlines wouldn’t have.
Personally force my DL connections through Raleigh, Cincinnati, or DTW when I can in the summer just to avoid the Deep South storms. SLC is a slept on connecting hub if I’m going to the west coast or south west but not LAX
That's pretty simplistic logic, which is illogical for all of the moving parts. I love Hartsfield, even though they sent my luggage to Frankfort, KY instead of Frankfurt, Germany...
@@sellm_bc_arwhite4249oh lord 🤦♀️
😮😮😮Wow that is fabulous ❤
That's why they have so much gold.
Airplane fueler here, my job sucks
so does gravity, but we need both of you.
Amazing stuff.
the logistics of running such a place, my goodness
Bro got a speaker playing bird noises and called it a "bio-acoustic generator" 😂
Kudos to all the amazing humans who makes this wheel turn so flawlessly
My mate fainted and passed out on the luggage carousel.
He's slowly coming around!
😑
😂
Amazing.
I want to work at an airport. At my local airport for the ramp agent positions, the pay seems to be far too low for the labor required and be attractive. However I haven't seen any Airside Safety positions and I feel like I would enjoy that more.
If you have any type of mechanical or electrical skills try and get a job in the facilities maintenance department. It will pay a lot better than working on the ramp.
Nice! ✈🌨
really fascinating stuff
It's not original material and has been on RUclips before.
Is that a dot matrix printer?
So someone's t-shirt saying "Someone in Kenya Loves me"
Someone in America, love me and take me there 😂
This needs a 2025 version!
I got news for you. I can find the gates just fine without guidance from ramp control.
I wonder if Boston Logan has such a baggage system?
At 34:56, what the airline industry calls _“snarge,”_ the motorcycling community calls _“spooge.”_
What happens when you don't invest in rail.
too slow, WAY too much infrastructure required, and impractical for a huge country like america
Probably not a lot of difference for a train station serving 100,000,000 people a year. Having to maintain thousands of miles of rail lines may be even worse.
@@kmir224lol what a lie. There can be both cars and trains, but rail is absolutely not impractical for America. You should be able to take a rail from Naples FL to Miami, from Atlanta to Savannah, etc.
@@BellaJoASMR lie? WTF? obviously, with enough money, almost anything is possible. also, you mentioned smaller, in-state rail travel. i'm talking about connecting major railways throughout all the major cities in the country
It’s not that it would be impossible to set up railways - in fact there used to be a lot more passenger trains in the USA than there are now. Most have been closed down or are only used for cargo (except for subways in the major cities), ever since commercial air travel has been a thing. The US is so huge that it would take a tremendous amount of rail to connect all the major cities as they do in Europe and some parts of Asia; plus trains are much slower than planes. Trains are better for smaller distances with dense populations, which is why they work so well in places like Japan, and still work for some US cities like New York. Planes are better for larger distances with less dense populations, which is what we mostly have in the USA.
Great!!
my home airport love it
There is no better way to keep away birds than trained falcon. Many major airports in Europe and all over the world employ falcons.
Interesting information
What is that thumbnail? Plane pushing back or going forward?
radio ils when i cant hear both sides becomes center lock🤣
There is an awful lot of breathless drama at this airport, according to the narrator
I have a 43-minute layover in ATL next month. Hmmm...
small note...the comment at 33.38....not accurate...... the 2009 incident was a takeoff from LGA not JFK.....US1549
Very good. I just wish people wouldn’t refer to the ramp or apron as “tarmac”
Best airport only if you have global entry and tsa pre
Not true. People really over exaggerate the lines in ATL. Its never more than a 30 min wait, usually less.
Awesome!
dogs are always helpful
Excellent 🌹🌹🌹
Busy not because people want to go there but because of where it is geographically
Is Atlanta airport busier than Los Angeles and Heathrow airports?
Thanking You
Hazel
Yes it is the busiest in the World
Well, since it's the busiest airport in the world, you figure it out.
Very interesting