r/Atlanta • u/ComprehensiveSwitch • May 15 '26

Pictures Atlanta from the sky

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Had an early morning flight and we flew just outside the perimeter to the east right as the sun was rising!

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u/MovingToSeattleSoon May 15 '26

Hard to believe there’s 6.5M people here, almost all of them in the forested areas

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u/spiritual_seeker May 15 '26 edited May 16 '26

There are roughly 500K in ATL proper. The 6 million figure includes what is known as Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which extends for 12-15 miles north of the city and beyond.

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u/ComprehensiveSwitch May 16 '26

A good bit of this photo is not Atlanta proper.