Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Delta Air Lines World Headquarters
AIAA Historic Aerospace Site
courtesy Delta Flight Museum
1. Delta Air Lines Marker
This site commemorates the historic partnership between Delta Air Lines, the City of Atlanta and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. On March 1, 1941, Delta officially moved its corporate headquarters to Atlanta on leased airport property, constructing offices and Hangar 1, the largest aircraft hangar in the Southeast. In 1947, the complex doubled in size, with Hangar 2 and an executive building, housing the office of Delta founder C.E. Woolman. Today, the original 1940s buildings of Delta's headquarters are the oldest existing facilities on Atlanta airport property.
Erected 2011 by The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the AIAA Historic Aerospace Sites series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.
Location. 33° 39.358′ N, 84° 25.332′ W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. It can be reached from Woolman Place 0.1 miles south of North Inner Loop Road, on the right when traveling south. Located in the Delta
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Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Delta Air Lines (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ga. Baptist Children's Home (approx. 0.7 miles away); Historic Christ Church, Hapeville (approx. 0.7 miles away); Im Memory of the Hapeville Boys (approx. 0.8 miles away); Hapeville Veterans Monument (approx. 0.8 miles away); Hapeville Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Hapeville, Georgia (approx. 0.8 miles away); Chick-fil-A (approx. one mile away).
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Credits. This page was last revised on August 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 821 times since then and 173 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 18, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.
