▁record ▁of ▁ 1 , 7 0 0 ▁take offs ▁and ▁land ings ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁day , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁bus iest ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁flight ▁operation . ▁Atlanta ▁Army ▁Air field ▁closed ▁after ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁Cand ler ▁Field ▁was ▁renamed ▁Atlanta ▁Municipal ▁Airport ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁million ▁passengers ▁passed ▁through ▁a ▁war ▁sur plus ▁hang ar ▁that ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁terminal ▁building . ▁D elta ▁and ▁Eastern ▁had ▁extensive ▁networks ▁from ▁A TL , ▁though ▁Atlanta ▁had ▁no ▁non stop ▁fl ights ▁beyond ▁Texas , ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁and ▁Chicago ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁Southern ▁Air ways ▁appeared ▁at ▁A TL ▁after ▁the ▁war ▁and ▁had ▁short - ha ul ▁routes ▁around ▁the ▁S out heast ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁Atlanta ▁saw ▁its ▁first ▁jet ▁air lin er : ▁a ▁prototype ▁Sud ▁A viation ▁Car av elle ▁that ▁was ▁tour ing ▁the ▁country ▁arrived ▁from ▁Washington ▁D . C . ▁The ▁first ▁scheduled ▁tur bine ▁air lin ers ▁were ▁Capital ▁Vis count s ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 6 ; ▁the ▁first ▁scheduled ▁j ets ▁were ▁D elta ▁DC - 8 s ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁The ▁first ▁trans - At l antic ▁flight ▁was ▁the ▁D elta / Pan ▁Am ▁inter change ▁DC - 8 ▁to ▁Europe ▁via ▁Washington ▁starting ▁in ▁