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FAA: Hartsfield-Jackson is busiest U.S. airport

The FAA says Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the nation's busiest airport for the fourth year in a row.
Image: Atlanta Hartsfield ackson International Airport
Passengers pull their luggage through the terminal at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the busiest U.S. airport for the fourth consecutive year, according to the FAA.Tannen Maury / EPA file
/ Source: The Associated Press

The FAA says Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the nation's busiest airport for the fourth year in a row.

The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday the airport led the country in 2008 in takeoffs and landings, with 978,084 last year — a drop of about 1 percent from 2007.

The city-run airport outranked Chicago O'Hare International Airport, which had 881,566 flight operations.

Preliminary data from the Airports Council International also shows Hartsfield-Jackson likely was the world's busiest in terms of flight operations and the number of passengers flown in 2008.