▁ ▁Run ways ▁ ▁Atlanta ▁has ▁five ▁run ways , ▁all ▁parallel , ▁aligned ▁east – west . ▁ 8 L / 2 6 R ▁and ▁ 8 R / 2 6 L ▁are ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁terminal ▁area ▁and ▁ 9 L / 2 7 R , ▁ 9 R / 2 7 L , ▁and ▁ 1 0 / 2 8 ▁are ▁south ▁of ▁it . ▁From ▁north ▁to ▁south ▁the ▁run ways ▁are : ▁ ▁Run ways ▁ 8 R / 2 6 L ▁and ▁ 9 L / 2 7 R ▁are ▁used ▁for ▁depart ures ▁as ▁they ' re ▁the ▁closest ▁to ▁the ▁mid - field ▁terminal s ; ▁this ▁reduces ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁fuel ▁needed ▁to ▁tax i ▁to ▁the ▁run way . ▁Run way ▁ 1 0 / 2 8 ▁is ▁assigned ▁to ▁either ▁arrival s ▁or ▁depart ures , ▁depending ▁on ▁what ▁air field ▁operations ▁has ▁prior it ized . ▁ ▁Terminal ▁ ▁H arts field – Jack son ▁Atlanta ▁International ▁Airport ▁has ▁terminal ▁and ▁conc ourse ▁space ▁total ing ▁. ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁terminal s , ▁the ▁Dom estic ▁Terminal ▁and ▁the ▁May n ard ▁H . ▁Jackson ▁Jr . ▁International ▁Terminal , ▁where ▁passengers ▁check ▁in ▁and ▁claim ▁b ags . ▁ ▁The ▁Dom estic ▁Terminal ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁western ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁air port . ▁It ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁two ▁sides Term inal ▁South ▁and ▁Terminal ▁North for ▁ticket ing , ▁check - in , ▁and ▁b agg age ▁claim . ▁D