In which US City is William B. Hartsfield Airport?
William B. Hartsfield airport in the 1970s. Hartsfield was responsible for fostering Atlanta's image as "the city too busy to hate" during the civil rights struggles of the 1950s. In 1957, he won election to his last term as mayor by defeating the staunch segregationist and future Governor Lester Maddox. Willie B., a gorilla that became a popular attraction at Zoo Atlanta for decades, was named for Hartsfield. Hartsfield was a strong activist to permit unathletic children to play sports. Hartsfield received an honorary degree in Doctor of Laws from Oglethorpe University in 1961. William B. Hartsfield William Berry Hartsfield, Sr. (March 1,
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport it remained the busiest airport in the world with 104 million passengers. Hartsfield–Jackson is the primary hub of Delta, and is a focus city for low-cost carriers Frontier, Southwest, and Spirit. With just over 1,000 flights a day, the Delta hub is the world's largest hub. Delta Air Lines flew 75.4% of the airport's passengers in February 2016, Southwest flew 9.2%, and American Airlines flew 2.5%. In addition to hosting Delta corporate headquarters, Hartsfield–Jackson is also the home of Delta's Technical Operations Center, which is the airline's primary maintenance, repair and overhaul arm. The airport is mostly in unincorporated areas