Travelers pack Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on July 5, 2026. (FOX5)
ATLANTA - Hundreds of thousands of travelers packed Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Sunday as holiday crowds bumped into sports fans arriving for a high-profile soccer match.
Airport officials identified Sunday as the second-busiest travel day of the holiday period.
What we know:
Security lines stretched to roughly 30 minutes at the main checkpoint during the middle of the day on Sunday.
Airport employees actively guided crowds toward the quickest security lanes to keep people moving.
Some departing passengers noted they visited the city to run in the Peachtree Road Race.
Officials estimated that more than 358,000 travelers will move through the airport on Sunday alone.
By the numbers:
Officials projected that more than 4 million passengers will travel to, from or through the Atlanta airport during the full holiday period.
Travelers caught by security without an acceptable REAL ID must use an identity verification process that incurs a $45 fee.
Dig deeper:
While vacationers packed flights out of town, international soccer fans began landing in Georgia.
Supporters arrived ahead of the highly anticipated World Cup match between Argentina and Egypt.
The tournament elimination game is scheduled for Tuesday at Atlanta Stadium.
The Source: The information in this story was gathered from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport officials, who provided holiday passenger traffic projections and updates on terminal operations, as well as on-scene reporting and interviews conducted by FOX 5 reporter Rey Llerena.