Fill in the Blanks Hartsfield-Jackson AirportOnline version SS8H10 The student will evaluate key post-World War II developments of Georgia from 1945 to 1970 by Aaron Stinson 1 nineteen 6 Atlanta thirty mayor Airport busiest Hartsfield At the top of air travel in the state is Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta International , used only by commercial airlines . In 1971 , the airport was named after William B . , former mayor of Atlanta . In 2003 , the name " Jackson " was added to honor Maynard Jackson , the first African American of a southern city . Today , Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the airport in the world . In February 2010 , almost million passengers took more than 60 , 000 flights from the airport . From , a traveler can fly to countries all over the world on more than airlines . In addition to passenger travel , over companies fly cargo in and out . Planes land on and take off from five runways twenty - four hours a da y