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Transportation Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport DeKalb County is only six miles from Hartsfield International Airport, which contains one of the largest passenger terminals in the world. Hartsfield is the world's busiest airport for passenger traffic, growing to more than 80 million passengers in 2000. It is also the world's busiest airport for total movements, or operations, and ranks among the top 20 for cargo movement. Hartsfield offers more than 30 airlines. Passengers can reach more than 80 percent of the U.S. population within a two-hour flight. DeKalb business people and residents can fly daily nonstop and direct flights to about 200 destinations, nearly a quarter of which are international. For more information on Hartsfield operating data and domestic and global destinations, go to www.airports.org.

* Not on Hartsfield's site.

DeKalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK) DeKalb-Peachtree Airport is the second-busiest airport in Georgia for operations. It averages 230,000 flights annually, with 239,230 recorded in 1999. PDK sits on 765 acres in northeast DeKalb with four runways, 25 large hangars, 90 T-hangars and a 24-hour security patrol, among other features. Four fixed wing and two helicopter fixed base operators are on the field, as well as seven flight schools. Nearly 600 aircraft are based at PDK with about 50 corporate jets and another 125 aviation-related tenants. Corporations that operate flight departments on the field include Bank of America, Southern Company, Kimberly Clark, Post Properties, Rollins and Honey-Baked Ham. DeKalb-Peachtree Airport is the second-busiest airport in Georgia for operations. It averages 230,000 flights annually, with 239,230 recorded in 1999. PDK sits on 765 acres in northeast DeKalb with four runways, 25 large hangars, 90 T-hangars and a 24-hour security patrol, among other features. Four fixed wing and two helicopter fixed base operators are on the field, as well as seven flight schools. Nearly 600 aircraft are based at PDK with about 50 corporate jets and another 125 aviation-related tenants. Corporations that operate flight departments on the field include Bank of America, Southern Company, Kimberly Clark, Post Properties, Rollins and Honey-Baked Ham. The latest economic impact study on PDK shows direct employment of 762 people, $14 million in visitor spending and $50 million in travel and operating cost savings. Indirect economic impacts grow to 7,300 jobs in DeKalb, $130 million generated in personal income and a gross economic output of $829 million annually, according to the DeKalb County Airport Division. DeKalb-Peachtree Airport plays a significant role in the corporate health of the county. For more information contact the DeKalb-Peachtree Airport at 770-936-5440 or go online to www.pdkairport.org.

Roads

DeKalb County contains 57 miles of interstate highways and at least 750 miles of U.S. and state highways in addition to local streets and roads. Five major transportation routes cross the county and provide access to interstate highways going in every direction: I-85 on the north, I-20 and US 78 on the east, I-285 that circles Atlanta, and I-675, which leads to I-75 on the south.

DeKalb is one of the regions larger distribution centers, home to a major number of the areas truck terminals. More than 100 freight forwarders or consolidators are also located in or near the county.

For a current list of the almost 200 interstate and intrastate motor carriers serving DeKalb businesses, look in BellSouths Real Yellow Pages under Trucking Motor Freight or go online to www.yp.bellsouth.com.

AMTRAK departs from Atlanta's Brookwood Station to 26 stops along its northern route to Washington, DC and New York City, and south to nine stops from Atlanta to New Orleans and Miami. At least 300 passengers arrive or depart from the Brookwood Station daily.

MARTA & Bus Service The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority is a state-of-the-art rapid rail and bus system that serves the metro Atlanta counties of DeKalb and Fulton. It links into other county transit systems including Cobb and will to the planned Clayton system. Since its rail service began running in 1979, MARTA's network of tracks has spread to cover more than 50 miles serving 38 stations. Nine MARTA rail stations and more than 50 bus routes are in DeKalb, connecting county residents to their work, shopping and homes. For more information, go to www.itsmarta.com or call:(404) 848-5000 Greyhound Bus Lines has a terminal in Decatur. For information on Greyhounds locations, routes and fares, call 404-373-3213 or go to www.greyhound.com.

Georgia's ports at Savannah and Brunswick offer several advantages: the largest single-terminal facility on the U.S. East Coast (Port of Savannah), superior intermodal connections, port-owned and operated railroads, two Class 1 rail providers, three miles of on-dock rail and over 25 miles of on-terminal rail. Consequently, shippers benefit from value-added services designed specifically to provide them a competitive edge in the marketplace.

The deepwater ports at Savannah and Brunswick are vital to DeKalb and Georgia's growing international trade. In 2000 the top five exports from the state were industrial machinery, transportation equipment, chemicals and allied products, electronics and electrical equipment, and paper and allied products. Nearly 70 percent of Georgia's annual exports are distributed through its seaports, at a value of $4.2 billion in 2000, according to the Wachovia Georgia World Trade Index. These ports and Hartsfield were also Georgia entry points for imports valued at an estimated $23.1 billion in 2000.

For more information from the Georgia Ports Authority, send a request to info@gaports.com or go to www.gaports.com.