7 ▁fl ights ▁per ▁hour . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁the ▁fifth ▁run way , ▁a ▁new ▁control ▁tower ▁was ▁built ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁entire ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁run way . ▁The ▁new ▁control ▁tower ▁is ▁the ▁tall est ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁over ▁ ▁tall . ▁The ▁old ▁control ▁tower , ▁ ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁new ▁one , ▁was ▁demol ished ▁August ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁Atlanta ▁City ▁Council ▁voted ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁to ▁rename ▁the ▁air port ▁H arts field – Jack son ▁Atlanta ▁International ▁Airport , ▁to ▁honor ▁former ▁mayor ▁May n ard ▁Jackson , ▁who ▁died ▁June ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁The ▁council ▁planned ▁to ▁drop ▁H arts field ' s ▁name ▁from ▁the ▁air port , ▁but ▁public ▁out c ry ▁prevent ed ▁this . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁an ▁" end - around ▁tax i way " ▁opened , ▁Tax i way ▁Victor . ▁It ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁save ▁an ▁estimated ▁$ 2 6 ▁million ▁to ▁$ 3 0 ▁million ▁in ▁fuel ▁each ▁year ▁by ▁allowing ▁air plan es ▁landing ▁on ▁the ▁northern most ▁run way ▁to ▁tax i ▁to ▁the ▁gate ▁area ▁without ▁prevent ing ▁other ▁aircraft ▁from ▁taking ▁off . ▁The ▁tax i way ▁dro ps ▁about ▁ ▁from ▁run way ▁elev ation ▁to ▁allow ▁take offs ▁to ▁continue . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁S out he astern ▁U .