Candler Field

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Candler Field was the original name of Atlanta’s main airport in the early 20th century, which later evolved into Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airport
connectedTo Delta Air Lines
Eastern Air Lines
country United States of America
surface form: United States
hasFAAIdentifier ATL
hasFunction civil airport
commercial aviation facility
hasHeritage early 20th-century American aviation infrastructure
hasIATACode ATL
hasICAOCode KATL
hasPart hangars
runways
terminal building
inception 1925
locatedIn Atlanta
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia

Fulton County, Georgia
locatedOn site of former Atlanta Speedway
namedAfter Asa Griggs Candler
notableFor being the original name of Atlanta’s main airport
role in early commercial aviation in the southeastern United States
operator Atlanta
surface form: City of Atlanta
originalNameOf Atlanta Municipal Airport
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
ownedBy Atlanta
surface form: City of Atlanta
partOf Atlanta urban area
surface form: Atlanta metropolitan area

history of Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
history of aviation in Atlanta
precededBy landing field at The Atlanta Speedway
replacedBy Atlanta Municipal Airport
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
significantEvent development into Atlanta’s main airport
expansion of commercial air service in the southeastern United States
startTime 1920s
timePeriod early 20th century
usedFor airmail service
cargo transport
passenger air service

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