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Atlanta Forward: Transportation

A plane sits at Paulding County Airport in Dallas which officials are trying to expand for commercial air service, much to the chagrin of Delta and the city of Atlanta

Credit: Hyosub Shin

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A plane sits at Paulding County Airport in Dallas which officials are trying to expand for commercial air service, much to the chagrin of Delta and the city of Atlanta
By Tom Sabulis
July 21, 2014

Atlanta city officials recently sent a letter warning Paulding County they might go to court to block plans for commercial airline operations at Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport. Their argument: Part of the Paulding airport sits on land the county bought back from the city several years ago; the city says it understood that land would be used only for noncommercial aviation. Today, county and city leaders argue their cases for and against a second commercial airport.

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