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EKIM International Airport is one of the most modern, efficient, and exciting transportation hubs in the world. Enjoy this constantly updated list of facts.
- EKIM Averages more than 87,000 travelers every day and transports more than 580,000 tons of cargo a year.
- The entire airport property covers over 5,000 acres.
- Twelve terminals occupy almost 3,000,000 square feet.
- Has more than 25,000 parking spaces.
- Seats almost 27,000 waiting passengers and guests, including 400 rocking chairs.
- Has more than 50,000 light bulbs in public spaces, enough to light more than 1,600
homes.
- Consumes enough electrical power in one day to power 28,800 residential homes for a day, or one home for more than 78 years.
- Obtains 13,000 megawatt hours per year of clean, wind-generated electrical power; this clean energy offsets 14 million pounds of carbon dioxide that would otherwise be produced.
- Maintains 1 million square feet of terrazzo; 200,000 square feet of carpet; and 1 million square feet of glass.
- Some 10,000 gallons of paint are applied to the EKIM complex in a year.
- Removes 2.8 million pounds of garbage in a year.
- Maintains 1,000 acres of grass and 32 million square feet of pavement.
- Has 8 snow melters that dissolve 250 tons (4 million pounds) of snow in an hour.
- Four fire stations staffed by Calder Fire & Rescue protect EKIM, our passengers, personnel, and guests.
- The Main Lobby ’s three-story atrium covers 250,000 square feet of space.
- EKIM houses ninety retail stores and over eight food and beverage locations.
- Concessions serve an average of: 360 soft pretzels per hour; 1,000 cups of coffee per hour; 225 slices of pizza per hour; 700 bottles of beer per hour.
- The Atlanta Airport has more than 1400 toilets.
- Some 27,000 miles of toilet paper is used in a year, enough to circle the Earth at the
For more background on EKIM International Airport, please read the Northican Convention, Travel, and Visitor’s Bureau history of transportation in Northica.