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Morangatang t1_j2e2cd1 wrote

Atlanta is the busiest airport in the world and I am always shocked by that fact.

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HunterrZ_YT t1_j2e9gfn wrote

Yeah, considering it's not that big a city (compared to some others)

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StringBean_GreenBean t1_j2efoeu wrote

Compared to what? The Atlanta metro area is the 7th largest in the US and 69th in the world.

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macsters t1_j2eifvl wrote

True, Atlanta is a sizable city, but I guess people wouldn’t have thought that the 1st busiest airport would be in the 69th largest city.

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HunterrZ_YT t1_j2ek9v7 wrote

I didn't say it's not big, I just said that it's smaller compared to some other cities. You'd expect Las Angeles' LAX to be at the top, or close. Above Atlanta at least

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jpj77 t1_j2ffxfs wrote

LAX has the Pacific Ocean to constrict its traffic. Pretty much every other large city in the US has two airports at least besides Philly and Boston which are fairly close to New York. Next biggest city with only one is Detroit, which is also a very busy airport.

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